I'm going to replace my coil springs so I don't feel like the front of my car is going to collapse when I hit a pothole.
What springs have you all used? I'd be looking for something a bit beefier than stock, maybe something that gives a 1-2" lift. I read something about v8 springs from NAPA, and people get them from ESPO as well. I'm in Canada so I have to keep that in mind when ordering so I don't get pillaged and raped by shipping costs.
So...what springs have you used (model #, etc), and how do you like them?
There are like a million posts on this subject...
http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=44438.msg345880#msg345880
http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=37492.msg305614#msg305614
http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=43082.msg334780#msg334780
Yeah but I'm lazy. :P
I've went through them all but never found what I was looking for.
The posts out there all talk about what springs they are looking at,but nobody posts their experience with said springs after they've had them for a while.
More or less looking for a long term review and which springs were purchased. Businesses post their spring rates, etc but half of them sell junk that is cheaply made and ends up giving up the ghost after a bit of use.
My front springs are Napa NCP 277-3188. The ride is stiff but not harsh. Cruises the pothole filled highways here in the PNW quite nicely.
Lol we have bad pot holes here too. I hit a few and though I was going to lose the front end of my car.
might look into those. I want a bit of a lift from stock and after a few years they will soften up as all springs do.
Can't seem to find many spring dealers in Canada, and shipping into Canada costs a buttload.
Anyone from Canada know of a spring model that will fit the Eagle and give a bit of a lift?
No NAPAs where you are? For the rear, adding a leaf works well or wagons are close to Jeep XJ springs.
The rear is OK, I just want new coils from the front.
When I called NAPA he found the part in his system but claimed there were none in Canada. These guys never seem to have any part for any vehicle I have ever called for.
Did you give him the number I posted? The stock Eagle ones aren't available down here anymore either.
Yep, I gave him that number for the v8 Matador, even searched the NAPA site and found them (Canadian version). No go
test upload spring specs.
I'll have to look around for a Canadian spring supplier. Shipping to Canada turns a decent priced set of springs into a pocketbook nightmare.
I looked up a set of springs on amazon.ca and it said it shipped from a Canadian warehouse. The springs are $110 and shipping is $186!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.amazon.ca/Moog-3156-Constant-Spring-Automotive/dp/B000C59U2M/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1430925552&sr=1-1&keywords=moog+3156
Now you see the plight of my people
Did you try messaging Laura on FB? https://www.facebook.com/ESPOSpringsnThings
It was the NCP 2773188 that would work for a bit of a lift and stiffen the ride from the stock springs eh? I contacted ESPO and they said that they would be $85 for the pair, $65 shipping via UPS plus any brokerage fees.
The fear of UPS tacking on brokerage fees is driving me away. I've been stung before on their lawyer-filled paperwork idiocy, to the point that I ended up paying more for brokerage than the item cost.
Bringing this back from the dead, the Moog 3156 will be good for the Eagle eh? Bit of a lift over stock?
I found them on eBay, $140 shipped to my door in Canada.
Sounds like a good price!
Here they are...I just need to know if they'll fit for certain, and how much of a lift they give.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Moog-Replacement-Coil-Springs-3156-Pair-/191560868944?hash=item2c99eae450:g:5OcAAOSwgQ9VzOmt&vxp=mtr
Yes they fit and yes they will give a little lift. No idea how much.
Hi, don't know about those springs, they may fit, but they don't "look" right. Eagle coils are spaced much closer together, and look like a heavier gauge.I just bought a set, like 4 months ago, from Espo. www.springsnthings.com. In Pennsylvania. The set was $80.00 plus shipping. They are on the car, fit/work. Seemed to lift it some, though I was not after a lift, may be due to just being new, and I put in a poly upper spring seat, that had to give it an extra 1/2' or so, over the totally worn out rubber donut. Long story short, now the car (84 Eagle sedan) is a little nose high. So now I have to decide to either replace the rears, or do an add-a-leaf, just to level it out, again not going for lift, just level front to back. Before you buy check out ESPO> good luck, gz
ESPO Springs are just rebadged MOOGs. They even use the same part number.
I'm not willing to spend the $200 shipping to Canada but the eBay prices are a helluva lot better!
On another note, for anyone that has installed the 3156 springs, did you stick with the stock front cv joints on the Eagle or move to S10?
They didn't raise it that much to need to changa half shafts. Besides that when i did change my springs no one knew about the s10 swap.
3157s (no longer made) were the tallest factory Eagle spring, but they road like rocks!