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So i am about to swap over to Viking coil overs and noticed the rear springs are 110lbs instead of 150lb like the guy originally told me. my car is pretty much full weight. 3600 lbs and i do ride my kids in the back. i do not take sharp curves fast, i have a spool. but i do drag race some.
Should i bump the springs up to 150lb or would the 110lb be okay ?
Thanks to anyone with info !
hey I just recognized your name11.1 at 119 at full weight is hauling *** congrates.are you still using the Bo white ported heads? I have a pair of 799s wonder if he still doe's these side jobs?
back to subject w/ all this talk about springs whats the chances of mine being wornout w/ 135K miles? I received the bandaids plan to slap them on in a few days & hope springs aren't needed.will report back w/ bandaid results gotta be better than riding on springs.
purchased at walmart bc of free shipping. stockwise was like to greedy on shipping.
edit: should I cover the upper & lower bushings w/ green lithium grease? thanks for advice
edit: should I cover the upper & lower bushings w/ green lithium grease? thanks for advice
I never have.
As far as springs wearing out, maybe but I kind of doubt it. Think about all of the hundreds of thousands of old vehicles on the road with the original springs.
Wearing out stock GM fbody springs?
They are very durable in general and will go ~250,000+ miles in my opinion. Time and conditions can impact that of course. I think (but didn't test rates etc) the ones on my 02 Z28 with 250,000+ miles were past their prime. The Strano Springs didn't lower my car much, suggesting in my opinion the stock springs were sagging a little.
Here's stock suspension off my 02 Z28 w/~257,000 miles from this earlier this spring.
The stock OEM shocks are 3rd rate even when brand new. Have had several mechanics say they've seen the stock GM fbody shocks toast and need replacement at 30,000 to 50,000 miles. Hard argue with that when the tires are cupped with high/low spots from bad shocks.
My front suspension was about to fall apart per mechanic. The OEM shocks & attachment plates were rusted enough one of the shocks was about to pull through.
This one was dangerous. It was not visible either. Car had 16 easy years in North Carolina and 4 easy years in Indiana but isn't driven in winter time.
Last edited by 99 Black Bird T/A; 05-19-2022 at 06:58 AM.
the 1st image I see what appears to be the bandaids I just received. I bet the strut tops are rusted like that bc outside rain water accumulates on the strut tower.
are you gonna steel wool those trailer hubs where the race sits and reuse hubs? or are you one the way to the scrape yard to recycle the metal?
hey I just recognized your name11.1 at 119 at full weight is hauling *** congrates.are you still using the Bo white ported heads? I have a pair of 799s wonder if he still doe's these side jobs?
You must have me confused with someone else ? I'm running advanced induction 241s. Thanks ! my ol fat girl runs good to be 3620lbs
05-17-2022, 12:39 PM
