Lowered my car today
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Racer
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From: Issaquah Wa
Lowered my car today
I followd G-Man's write up in the tech section. It was pretty simple but I was a little surprised doing the rear when after getting the rear of the ground with a jack--under the crossmember and loosening the first monoleaf bolt, it flung apart. The spring was still under pressure even with both tires off the ground and a jack under the cross member. Both sides were that way and I used a second jack to keep the spring in place to reinstall the bolt. Anybody else run into this?
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Racer
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From: Issaquah Wa
Originally Posted by silver6spd C5
huh?? 
what were you taking apart?? i only remember turning the bolts all the way. why were you removing the bolts??
what were you taking apart?? i only remember turning the bolts all the way. why were you removing the bolts??Hop over to the tech section and read GMan's article on lowering....
Instructor
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From: copperopolis calif
G-man failed to add the most important step:once the vehicle is jacked up and supported using a second jack you must unload the force on the leaf on each side,makes it alot easier to turn the bolt and it's alot safer.
Burning Brakes
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Just did mine... didnt unload the spring but I think I unscrewed the bolts holding the spring to the crossmember first, I didnt see the same problem as you. Dont know if the order of disassembly is relevent or not
Sorry to hijack
, but I have 27"rear and 27"front ...they are Z06 springs with the rubber cut right down. What do Z06 springs generally settle to on the front?
Sorry to hijack
, but I have 27"rear and 27"front ...they are Z06 springs with the rubber cut right down. What do Z06 springs generally settle to on the front?
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Racer
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From: Issaquah Wa
Originally Posted by laketullochvette
G-man failed to add the most important step:once the vehicle is jacked up and supported using a second jack you must unload the force on the leaf on each side,makes it alot easier to turn the bolt and it's alot safer.
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Racer
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From: Issaquah Wa
Originally Posted by sprinter
Just did mine... didnt unload the spring but I think I unscrewed the bolts holding the spring to the crossmember first, I didnt see the same problem as you. Dont know if the order of disassembly is relevent or not
Sorry to hijack , but I have 27"rear and 27"front ...they are Z06 springs with the rubber cut right down. What do Z06 springs generally settle to on the front?
Sorry to hijack
, but I have 27"rear and 27"front ...they are Z06 springs with the rubber cut right down. What do Z06 springs generally settle to on the front?
Burning Brakes
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From: California CA
Originally Posted by mray
How do you like those springs? What did they cost you?
Cost was $0 for the springs because I was researching a conformal coating for GM and they sent some springs for testing
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Originally Posted by mray
I realized that after the first one I did. Someone may want to edit that so no one gets hurt.
The only reason you remove the bolt is if you are cutting the bushings.