CodeBlack

I was informed by John Shiels to use an electric saw to cut out my leaf springs before releasing the tension on my C6Z06. I guess it's his way of making it easier for me to install coil overs. Any feed back would help

OKsweetrides

Uhhh... that's the first I've heard of that one...

It would work though. There's more than on way to skin a cat.

Goody

I would think that you put the car on jack stands then use a floor jack to take the tension off the springs and undo the bolts to loosen it up for removal.
It was a PITA when I did this on a C4 but never done it on a C5. Although I am in the middle of a mod fest on my car now as the rear cradle assy etal is on my garage floor right now. Removing the spring would not be hard at this point.....hmmm...

gkmccready

I just disconnected the shocks to take the tension off. Pop the four bolts holding the spring and you're done. Fight it out a bit from under the car and they're both all in one piece for sale or to go back in later.

Love my HardbarUSA Penskes...

96CollectorSport

Why would you cut something that you could potentially sell and offset help offset the cost of coil overs?
Whenever I remove (front) leaf spring I use a jack and a wooden 4x4, first remove the sway bar links end links, then put the jack and 4x4 under the balljoint, then remove the lower shock bolts (Caution!!!! removing the shock bolts will relase more tension than you think so be ready!)
Then remove the nut from the lower A-arm, and break the balljoint free (I typically turn the wheel and use a long pry bar between the A-arm and lower part of the knuckle, repeat on the oposite side then remove the center bolts.

The rear spring couldn't be easier, just a jack the 4x4 and all you have to do is remove the spring bolts then the 4 center bolts. Very little drama back there.

JimbeauZ06

That's just

He probably wanted to see if he could acutally get someone to saw through a perfectly good, and might I add expensive to replace, piece of their car. Even if you don't want them, someone else might. Remove them the right way and put 'em up FS.

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

Well that is certainly one way of doing it.


I have found the easiest way would be to pull the shocks off of the car, and then remove one of the lower ball joints and pulling the spring out via one side of the car after the mounting plates have been removed.

John Shiels

Steve I'll be over tonight with some new blades

CodeBlack

Hey John, why would you want me to saw a spring without releasing the tension first If you are going to do the job please make sure to scratch my fenders and let birds crap on my paint, OH I forgot! leave my car in the rain and let it dry in the boiling sun my paint likes it

WBHighwind

I thought to myself, "Surely such a man wouldnt suggest something like that!!! A CF Senior Member... nooo...."

John Shiels

why, who did that to the car? Well if I Saw-zall the car it would still look pretty from the top How's you new custom roof etching coming along?

ZR1 MK

And you dont need the spring compressor as noted in the manual if done like LGM states.

Chris@East Coast Supercharging

This must be a joke..

BrianCunningham

Cutting a spring that's under compression strikes me as a great way to get seriously injured!

John Shiels

now you know why I told him. I was going to hand him the Saw-zall but now you ruined it.

John Shiels

he's going with a chain saw now no safety glasses either

WBHighwind

and you could hoist up the car with a cherry picker to do all the work!

John Shiels

I have 4 Lull's (rough terrain forklifts) to grab them through the window like a junk yard.

Now he said his roof is blowing off. Impossible when you only hit 65 mph at Pocono down the front straight!

BrianCunningham

WBHighwind