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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 07:33 PM
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Friends! 99 FRC with a cracked leaf spring. Looks like my options are to replace it or switch to coilovers. Realistically I don't need coilovers but hey, you only live once. Money is an object so odds are I'll simply replace the leaf spring. Looking for your thoughts and experience.

Coilover recommendations or warnings? How many hours is the swap / what is fair cost for a shop to install?

Leaf Spring replacement - part recommendations? Move to a Z06 leaf? Anything I can scavenge from a C6 and work in? What's to be expected for a shop to do this work?

let me know what you think! thanks all
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I would find C5 Z06 springs, shocks and sway bars.
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 11:18 PM
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Contact Marc at Marc@Vettenuts.net, he will have everything you need and usually at very reasonable prices.

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You didn't say which spring. I have a 2000 FRC rear spring. PM me if interested.
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Contact Marc at Marc@Vettenuts.net, he will have everything you need and usually at very reasonable prices.

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He will have everything that you need at a great price. You can even see if he have upgraded parts.

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Originally Posted by onehundred
I would find C5 Z06 springs, shocks and sway bars.
The rear leaf spring is cracked.

Found a full Z06 suspension front and rear for $500 locally - you guys think that's priced high/low/fair? I'm leaning this way as I don't need an adjustable suspension that I never adjust...

thanks all!
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
$500 seems WAY high. Recently saw both advertised in the C5 Parts section asking $250 plus shipping.............
Also contact VETTENUTS (Marc) and see wat he has to offer as a package.

Good people good prices!

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To Bill's point, $65:
http://www.vettenuts.net/index.php?l..._detail&p=1044
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Why replace it with stock when you can upgrade for not much money. If you are still running on stock shocks it's probably about time to replace them since they are 17 years old.

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