Uberoo Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 My 1987 GL wagon rear end is sagging because the EJ series stuff was in there for 4 months.As a matter of fact,I have negative rake.IE the back is lower than the front even with a EJ22 in the front.I will be lifting it whenever money permits,in the back will have the rear springs from a 70 chevelle so that will fix that issue.But in the meantime what should I do to get it back up to stock height or just level with the front?Accord springs sound to stiff for me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 What are your plans for the wagon. You want to keep it stock height, lower it, or lift it? If you wanna give it the lowered street stance you could use a set of coilovers for an impreza, or honda civic(most coilover kits are generic). They are pretty cheap off ebay, can be had for under $100 shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 it will be lifted when ever I can find a job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 your springs and shocks are probably toast from the weight. Get some "new" rear shocks & springs from another 4WD wagon out at pull N save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 I'll try to do that.Might be a while before I can get up there though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I know where a few are if you'd wanna pay cost and sctual shipping for them. Would be friday at the earliest before I could get to the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 you might get some temporary improvement free and easy, If the spring adjusters aren't already on the "top" step, Put them there! Should firm up quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have an EA82 wagon so no spring adjusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 That guy has been going around saying all sorts of uninformed junk like that. Let me know if you don't have any luck locally on those struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobaroo Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 i know this is a little time consuming but it could help, at night when ur not driving the car, jack the rear end off the ground to get all the weight off the springs. if done every once in a while it might help to releive the sag that occured from leaving and engine in the back of ur soob. this is of course only a temporary fix till u get new springs when u get ur soob lifted. im not saying this is a proven method, but it just might help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have an EA82 wagon so no spring adjusters. My 87 GL wagon's 4wd 5 spd. had rear spring adjusters, Factory stock. It's just a cylindrical "tube" on the coil spring itself with 4 or 5 notches of "softer/stiffer" they look just like the older rear motorcycle springs/shocks setup that had the notched ramp you would "turn the ramp to raise or lower the notches". My GL's both had them and both were set second from lowest(softest) setting, I am assuming that to be the factory setting. Now I'm curious enough to go look at my 91 loyale to see if it has adjusters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 My 87 GL wagon's 4wd 5 spd. had rear spring adjusters, Factory stock.It's just a cylindrical "tube" on the coil spring itself with 4 or 5 notches of "softer/stiffer" they look just like the older rear motorcycle springs/shocks setup that had the notched ramp you would "turn the ramp to raise or lower the notches". My GL's both had them and both were set second from lowest(softest) setting, I am assuming that to be the factory setting. Now I'm curious enough to go look at my 91 loyale to see if it has adjusters! I have never seen or heard of this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have an EA82 wagon so no spring adjusters. To be sure, I went out and looked. The 87 GL has height adjustments on the bottom of the spring, It is the bottom spring holder, A notched ramp that rests on a pin on the shock/spring assy. by "spinning" it the notches on the ramp sit higher or lower on the pin this increases or decreases the tension on the coil. The 91 loyale does NOT have this adjuster, It looks like they replaced the notched ramp with a fixed "cup" that the spring rests in. Both my GL's had this adjuster. If all 87's do not, Then it must have been part of some option package or somesuch thing. Anyway it would be really unnoticable if you weren't looking for it, Kinda hid behind the wheel, covered with dirt. But easy to spot with tire and rim off car. Hope you have them, Since both mine had it, I assumed they all came that way. Possibly not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospeeder Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I thought RX's had that adjustment too, iv herd about it, but it messes up ur camber and toe in and out and what not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 i know this is a little time consuming but it could help, at night when ur not driving the car, jack the rear end off the ground to get all the weight off the springs. if done every once in a while it might help to releive the sag that occured from leaving and engine in the back of ur soob. this is of course only a temporary fix till u get new springs when u get ur soob lifted. im not saying this is a proven method, but it just might help! Another temp fix that really sucks is to get those "spring extenders" or whatever their called. that part stores sell for wedgeing into the old springs, just a chunk of metal with grooves to help stay in place. Probably cheap, not much to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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