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Eagle Gallery => Your Eagle(s) => Topic started by: drock87 on November 09, 2013, 09:50:13 AM

Title: What a difference new shocks/springs make....
Post by: drock87 on November 09, 2013, 09:50:13 AM
So, I was browsing some of the older posts on here and found this picture of my car Pre-Wreck:
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s378/drock1987/EBCE4256-1134-4FD3-A8A7-4352FB5203C8-583-000000D9FD4C0914.jpg) (http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/drock1987/media/EBCE4256-1134-4FD3-A8A7-4352FB5203C8-583-000000D9FD4C0914.jpg.html)

It made me realize how low my car was actually sitting prior to new springs and shocks.  Here it is now (please excuse my low-hanging exhaust):
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s378/drock1987/null_zps541e49a1.jpg) (http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/drock1987/media/null_zps541e49a1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What a difference new shocks/springs make....
Post by: IowaEagle on November 09, 2013, 10:32:41 AM
Looks nice and level now.
Title: Re: What a difference new shocks/springs make....
Post by: vangremlin on November 09, 2013, 10:40:17 AM
Much better.  Where did you buy your springs?
Title: Re: What a difference new shocks/springs make....
Post by: drock87 on November 09, 2013, 11:44:18 AM
Quote from: vangremlin on November 09, 2013, 10:40:17 AM
Much better.  Where did you buy your springs?

You would have to ask CaptSpillane; he did all the work for me. I believe that he had the rear leaves custom made, but I do not recall where the front coils came from.
Title: Re: What a difference new shocks/springs make....
Post by: captspillane on November 10, 2013, 11:49:32 AM
I got two sets of leafs for comparison. One had slightly different specs but the difference isn't actually important.

Your wagon has the stock specs in the rear and Raysbestos 5851077 front coil springs. They're the heavier wire purchased off Rockauto listings for Javelins. Your old rear leafs were cracked and broken and one of the front coils were broken in half. The only intact spring was in bad shape too.