monoleaf replacement

[brake]

Noticed while I had my car on the hoist that my transverse leaf spring is on its way out. Can you even buy replacements? Don't see em on RockAuto

[xtremerevolution]

Noticed while I had my car on the hoist that my transverse leaf spring is on its way out. Can you even buy replacements? Don't see em on RockAuto

Not that I know of. What do you mean by "on its way out?"

[skitchin]

I looked and looked and looked - only have a few options.

-Junkyard replacement
-Pad/Puck inserts
-Coilover conversion

I opted for a coilover conversion - there dont seem to be any kits available, but you can piece something together.

[brake]

it is about to break or let go.

[xtremerevolution]

it is about to break or let go.

Then Skitchin is right. If its broken, pads will not help any because its broken. You'll need a junkyard leaf that's still intact, or go with coilovers, which are the next cheapest solution. Total cost of coilovers if you already have KYB shocks and mounts in the rear is somewhere around $175 shipped to your door. Bob (BXX) is the guy to talk to as I don't recall the exact details, but he should have a writeup thread around here somewhere.

[brake]

HUZZAH


I just found one. My friends father works at an industrial spring shop and did some rooting around in the back, found one for my car. Said it's not brand new but it's never been used before. Around 200 bucks.


Got off of the phone with the Chev dealership....$1000 for a spring from them.

[brake]

Then Skitchin is right. If its broken, pads will not help any because its broken. You'll need a junkyard leaf that's still intact, or go with coilovers, which are the next cheapest solution. Total cost of coilovers if you already have KYB shocks and mounts in the rear is somewhere around $175 shipped to your door. Bob (BXX) is the guy to talk to as I don't recall the exact details, but he should have a writeup thread around here somewhere.

I never suggested that pads would help a broken spring?

[xtremerevolution]

HUZZAH


I just found one. My friends father works at an industrial spring shop and did some rooting around in the back, found one for my car. Said it's not brand new but it's never been used before. Around 200 bucks.


Got off of the phone with the Chev dealership....$1000 for a spring from them.

$200 for a leaf spring or $175 for coilovers? Are you aware that there were over a dozen different spring codes for our cars, for varying heights and stiffnesses? What if you got the spring from a Regal custom sedan? Have you seen the wheel gap on those? My sister in law's car is a 1996 Regal Custom sedan. Her car is so high off the ground that I can almost change the oil without lifting it. Like a truck.

I never suggested that pads would help a broken spring?

Skitchin mentioned something about them.

[brake]

Well, I asked for a spring for a 96 Grand Prix coupe.

200 bucks and it's a straight replacement that is a 25 minute drive from here. I don't care about the spring rate especially given the difficulty of obtaining said spring (the dealer said they weren't sure if they could even get them anymore)


If the spring is actually for a Buick sedan that's alright by me - I vastly prefer a car with a slight rake anyway. The ground clearance on my car sucks, too, frankly.


Thanks for the suggestion but it would not be $175 for me to convert to coilovers. I'm in Canada so figure 2x that price.

[skitchin]

Thanks for the suggestion but it would not be $175 for me to convert to coilovers. I'm in Canada so figure 2x that price.

The last asking price for Bxx mounts was about $250, if I recall correctly.

[BXX]

Yeah my mounts are $250. People use stock mounts with varying success depending on who made the mount. I've used stock mounts before, IIRC they are still in action on my old 96 CS now owned by Venom.

And FYI mr canadian guy () if stuff is so expensive to buy online in Canada, i'm sure there are members more than welcome to purchase them on your behalf and ship to you.

[brake]

Yeah my mounts are $250. People use stock mounts with varying success depending on who made the mount. I've used stock mounts before, IIRC they are still in action on my old 96 CS now owned by Venom.

And FYI mr canadian guy () if stuff is so expensive to buy online in Canada, i'm sure there are members more than welcome to purchase them on your behalf and ship to you.

stuff is expensive in part because of shipping and duty fees.

[brake]

The last asking price for Bxx mounts was about $250, if I recall correctly.

I have no idea what that is.

[BXX]

Well if I ship something to you as a gift or whatnot, IIRC its not subject to duty fees on your part, correct?

[BXX]

I have no idea what that is.

I make custom strut mounts both front and rear for use with coilovers.