Saggin' Transverse Spring

[Sonyman]

ok lets bring this to a close, regarding the white plastic moog pads, does anyone know how to install them on the transverse leaf spring? i think im gonna go with that.

[94GPGTP]

i have them on my car.. it did bump it up a touch.. Just get a jack and jack up the spring only to give it a gap and slide the white pad under it and release the jack.. then do the other side and your done..i can try to get pics...

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

you can also use a large pair of vice grips too. the car needs to be up in the air for those to work though. im gonna do the same thing pretty soon i think. ill phone around for prices on them and see what i can get. if they dont help enough im getting a new leaf.

[Cidacious]

Sofa King is right, Put the car rear on jack stands and use a jack to jack up the spring at the wheel hub assembly as close as you can. BE VERY CAREFUL!!!! You can lose a finger, don't get your fingers in there, easier said than done, I had to push really really hard to get it in there but finally it popped in. The instructions don't cover this but the block is shaped like this [ the legs fit on each side of the spindle and the spring rides on the flat part and the legs hug the spindle. Make sure you clean up the old rubber bushing off of the spring first and don't chip stuff of the spring if you can avoid it, also don't get chemicals on it. My rear lifted up what seemed like an inch, it made a big difference.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

what brand makes the thickest pads for this application? so far MOOG is sounding like the best, but i havent actually went out to look at the individual parts.

[Sonyman]

thanks "94gtp" i'll be waiting unless i beat you to it and thanks also "Sofar". These were the responses i needed not to say the other's weren't. I listens to all and decides afterwards.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

i wonder why they went with the stupid unileaf shit on these cars anyhow.

[robertisaar]

corvettes of the same year have it...

IIRC the current ones do as well...

still a lot better than what the smaller cars got...

[Sonyman]

i know thats right, i freakin' leaf!

[gpse3400]

Yes new gas charged struts and the Moog spring helpers/isolators/tips will raise the back end some. To install the new "tips" have the rear of the car on jack stands, get a stable floor jack ana piece of wood that can fit in between the lateral links. Position the floor jack with the wood block under the spring and as close to the knuckle as you can and start raising the jack, eventually contacting the spring. Lift the spring as high as you can, then you can go to work with removing the remains of the old rubber tip, slide in the new "tips" and lower the spring. You might want to remove the brake rotor to make viewing and acess easier.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

if you use vicegrips this job can be accomplished in minutes. just jack the car up vice grip the spring up and scrape the pad off as best you can (i wouldnt be using my fingernails in there... maybe a paint scrapper and a flathead?) slide the new one on and let the spring down. i wouldnt bother taking the wheel off the car or anything. why waste the time??


plus by putting the car on jack stands, and jacking up on the spring your are risking an unbalanced car, the risk is minimal. but just as bad as vice gripping the spring up i guess.

[gpse3400]

i wonder why they went with the stupid unileaf shit on these cars anyhow.

It is extremly light and it acts as a natural stabilizer.

[gpse3400]

if you use vicegrips this job can be accomplished in minutes. just jack the car up vice grip the spring up and scrape the pad off as best you can (i wouldnt be using my fingernails in there... maybe a paint scrapper and a flathead?) slide the new one on and let the spring down. i wouldnt bother taking the wheel off the car or anything. why waste the time??


plus by putting the car on jack stands, and jacking up on the spring your are risking an unbalanced car, the risk is minimal. but just as bad as vice gripping the spring up i guess.

Not a bad idea if you had a vice grip big enough. I would add insulate the vice grip from the spring so that it does not become nicked by the vice grip.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

its how one of the guys i worked with 'used to do them all the time back in the day' and charged 3 hours per side worth of labour and had them finished in less than 15 mins per car.

[Sonyman]

Thanks team for the info. By the way, i just got my Magnaflow high-flow catalytic converter today! Here's where the fun begins!