I have a set of rear coil Springs that I took out of my '69 Special because they were too tall. The rear of the car sat about 2" taller than normal. If you want to have the back of your car sit a bit high, I'll be happy to sell them for $10 + shipping. -Bob Cunningham
Are they really stiff, or just taller? Both our 70 and 71 have REALLY stiff (and tall) springs in the back, and I can't stand them. But I would like them to sit a bit higher than stock. ( I don't know about 2" though) I guess I also wonder if 69 springs will work in a 70 or 71?
Bob, I'm interested too, please put me 2nd on the list! I don't like the rear jacked WAY up in the air, but I would like a little more height than I have now. As far as I know, I still have original stock springs.
If I remember correctly, when I bought them they were "station wagon" springs, which means that they were supposed to support more weight. This does make them ride a bit stiffer than stock. I did this because I had installed two batteries in the trunk (adding about 100 pounds) and always carried a lot of tools, etc., so standard replacement springs made the car sit too low. Honestly, it was hard to notice the 2". Maybe that would only be true because of the sheetmetal that hangs over the tire on the '69. With my current springs the sheetmetal obscures the top portion of the whitewall, with the "tall" springs you could see the entire whitewall. I 'think' the '69 springs will work in a '70/'71, but am not 100% sure. Rick, if you still want them then shoot me an email, otherwise I'll be happy to send them to David. -Bob C.
Yeah, I personally think the quarters cover way too much of the rear tires on the 68/69 cars. I'll take 'em if Rick changes his mind. I don't know myself if they fit 70-72 cars.
Go ahead and take them David. I have too many other things going right now anyways. They'd end up sitting in my garage for a year. :gt: :beer
Got the springs today, Bob. Thanks a bunch, they are in great shape. Even in the original box it looks like! Please let me know when my check gets there.
Hey, I finally found some time to swap these rear springs! I already had the car up on jack stands, as I'm in the middle of swapping to 15" rims/tires. Did the driver side first, took me about 1.5 hrs.... I've come to realize I really should own a medium-sized pry bar. Getting the old spring out wasn't too difficult, but installing the taller, heavier spring was a bit of a chore. My biggest screwdriver wasn't big enough, and my big 4' pry bar was overkill, but eventually it did the job of getting the bottom of the spring up over the mounting location, without causing any major damage... The passenger side was done in about 10 minutes. uzzled: For some reason I had more room to work with for the install, and was actually able to get the spring in place with the brute strength of my bare hands... :laugh: Anyway, I just wanted to thank Bob again for the great deal on the springs! I won't know how the ride height looks for a little while yet. Next week I'm having the backsides of my 15" chrome wheels blasted clean of rust, then will shoot some paint there when I see some warm dry weather, soon I hope. Then I've got BFG 245/15's lined up at a local tire shop, for $100/ea. mounted and balanced, with road haz warranty. I could order them pretty cheap from tirerack.com, but once I pay for shipping/mounting/balancing, there would be no savings. ...thinking about removing the lower rear controls arms next, need to get one boxed, install bushings, and my "new" sway bar.
david - what all did you do when you changed the springs? my car had big springs and some spacers that i wanted out, so what i did after i pulled the shocks was to jack up the opposite side of the axle, which lowered the one i was working on enough for me to pull the big spring out by hand.
David, that's exactly what I did too. I pretty much followed my 68 chassis service manual's instructions. Disconnected the drive shaft at the rear and supported it on a jackstand, out of the way, unbolted the lower shock mounts. I was able to remove the floor jack from the pumpkin without the brake lines losing their slack, then I jacked up the opposite side from the side I was working on. The driver side was difficult, but would have been easier with a shorter pry bar to use to help move the spring up onto the lower mount. I was very surprised at how easy the passenger side was to install.
David, I'm watching with interest. I would like to get my rear end a little higher too. Looks like I've got a front-end redo in the works as well. I don't like the looks of any of the rubber under there. Post some pictures when you get your new tires and wheels on! dewey
Hey, Dave- Glad to hear it worked out well. I should have mentioned my "trick" for changing those springs- get a small bottle jack and put it between the top of the axle and the frame. It will push the axle down as far as you want. It's a lot more stable than a pry bar. -Bob C.
That sounds like a good option too, Bob. Seems to me I got about as much space as was available, by jacking up the opposite side though. Your method might have given the extra inch or so I needed to simplify that one side.
