swilde20 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 i'm not a mechanic but i had a strange idea to help raise the rear end of my legacy wagon when theres people in the back or when i pull my trailer. i had a set or coil springs from a 86 pontiac grand am that were 1/2 inch narrower outside dia. than the inside dia. of the strut springs. i took some heater hose and put about 4 inches on each end and cut the second set of springs down to 1/2 inch taller than the compressed spring on the strut put it inside and reattached the top plate. it did'nt rattle one bit and gave me an additional 2 inches of ground clearance and a rear suspension the does,nt give at all. i had also added outback struts to raise it and now have 29 1/2 inches to the top of the wheel well with 195/65-15 on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Nice... I wonder though how it affects the handling. i'm not a mechanic but i had a strange idea to help raise the rear end of my legacy wagon when theres people in the back or when i pull my trailer. i had a set or coil springs from a 86 pontiac grand am that were 1/2 inch narrower outside dia. than the inside dia. of the strut springs. i took some heater hose and put about 4 inches on each end and cut the second set of springs down to 1/2 inch taller than the compressed spring on the strut put it inside and reattached the top plate. it did'nt rattle one bit and gave me an additional 2 inches of ground clearance and a rear suspension the does,nt give at all. i had also added outback struts to raise it and now have 29 1/2 inches to the top of the wheel well with 195/65-15 on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilde20 Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 with the narrower tires i have on now i can still go 60 in a 45 mph corner and ther's no problem. Nice... I wonder though how it affects the handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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