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Offline Nightpath

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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2015, 08:40:06 AM »
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.
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2015, 02:16:53 PM »
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.
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #17 on: November 25, 2015, 04:45:10 PM »
Sounds like a good price!
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2015, 06:36:13 PM »
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
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2015, 07:01:58 PM »
Yes they fit and yes they will give a little lift. No idea how much.
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #20 on: November 26, 2015, 03:48:25 AM »
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
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #21 on: November 26, 2015, 08:55:42 AM »
ESPO Springs are just rebadged MOOGs. They even use the same part number.
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #22 on: November 26, 2015, 10:18:51 AM »
I'm not willing to spend the $200 shipping to Canada but the eBay prices are a helluva lot better!
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #23 on: November 26, 2015, 04:41:07 PM »
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?
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2015, 08:57:39 AM »
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.
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Re: Coil Springs
« Reply #25 on: November 28, 2015, 11:13:34 PM »
3157s (no longer made) were the tallest factory Eagle spring, but they road like rocks!
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