xtremerevolution Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 There are some pictures of the birchmount spring here: http://www.w-body.com/forum/index.php?topic=51018.0 (2nd page) Looks pretty durable. More durable than my FAF leaf, that's for sure. Will be much needed considering I'll be loading it up heavily again for the trip back to Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 How does a solid transverse spring reduce body roll? Tranverse leaves have an inherit anti-sway effect when mounted the way ours are, in addition to acting as a spring. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_leaf_spring I know, I know, it's wikipedia. but it's a good read. This right here is one of the biggest reasons why I went with the FAF leaf spring instead of coilovers when I first lowered the car. I just used a bigass 22mm rear sway bar, problemt solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 How does a solid transverse spring reduce body roll? Tranverse leaves have an inherit anti-sway effect when mounted the way ours are, in addition to acting as a spring. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_leaf_spring I know, I know, it's wikipedia. but it's a good read. This right here is one of the biggest reasons why I went with the FAF leaf spring instead of coilovers when I first lowered the car. I just used a bigass 22mm rear sway bar, problemt solved So did I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 How does a solid transverse spring reduce body roll? Tranverse leaves have an inherit anti-sway effect when mounted the way ours are, in addition to acting as a spring. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_leaf_spring I know, I know, it's wikipedia. but it's a good read. This right here is one of the biggest reasons why I went with the FAF leaf spring instead of coilovers when I first lowered the car. I just used a bigass 22mm rear sway bar, problemt solved So did I. Ok, cool... But over bumps, my car is more stable.. Not saying yours isnt, but its not on par with mine.. Why?? Simple, some force does get transmitted over to your other side.. Its inherent of the design.. Using coilovers, the 2 sides are isolated much much more.. Makes for a more stable suspension.. Just pointing that oit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminal67 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Did you think about doing a upgrade to coil over rears? My leaf broke and that is what I did. if u have a cheaper set then yea, i'm kinda on a budget right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 How does a solid transverse spring reduce body roll? Tranverse leaves have an inherit anti-sway effect when mounted the way ours are, in addition to acting as a spring. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_leaf_spring I know, I know, it's wikipedia. but it's a good read. This right here is one of the biggest reasons why I went with the FAF leaf spring instead of coilovers when I first lowered the car. I just used a bigass 22mm rear sway bar, problemt solved So did I. Ok, cool... But over bumps, my car is more stable.. Not saying yours isnt, but its not on par with mine.. Why?? Simple, some force does get transmitted over to your other side.. Its inherent of the design.. Using coilovers, the 2 sides are isolated much much more.. Makes for a more stable suspension.. Just pointing that oit That's a pretty bolt statement. I'm not quite sure how isolation of the two sides will affect how the car feels going over bumps when you already have a 22mm solid sway bar with polyurethane bushings. IMO any difference will be negligible. My Regal and Adam's GP are quite possibly the best handling cars on this forum, thanks to the poly control arm bushings. Everyone drove Adam's at the big meet that just took place, and I have something else to prove my car's handling abilities: And the video will alson demonstrate that there was no tire squeal in that turn. I don't know how well coilovers perform, but I sure as hell know how well my FAF leaf performed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminal67 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Here are some pictures of the old spring. I had another FAF spring left over that I threw in the car for now. It sits way too high (above stock) but it will do for now, I barely drive the car. The spring was pretty much toast, nothing left in it. The car was riding on its bumpstops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have never seen one fail that hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have never seen one fail that hard. Mine isn't that bad. Its about 2" lower than it should be, but it still holds the car up. It probably wouldn't be long till it got close to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminal67 Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 It definitely won't hold the car up. lol You can almost bend it in half by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP4U2NV Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I have never seen one fail that hard. I should post the pictures of my leaf. It broke between the pad and the first mount. And it was/is 2 parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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