CRONER Posted December 29, 2007 Report Posted December 29, 2007 Is there anyone who'd be able to swap the monoleaf suspension on my #1 gen w-body for coilovers, and drop the car down a little, anyone in this area??? That is if i can hunt the parts down first. Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 For hunting parts... Held Motorsports :thumb: As for doing the work, its real easy, I dunno if you don't have the facilities or tools, but if you have access to them, its a simple swap. I did it and more in a week. Jamie Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 maybe... if your willing to travel.... Quote
ismellrealbad Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 where are you in jersey. as long as you buy coilovers assembled and i wont need a spring compressor i can help you. i have multiple friends with air compressors and i have tools Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 You dont need spring compressors at all Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 You dont need spring compressors at all You only need a spring compressor if your doing the front coilovers as well. You would need it to get the stock front springs off. Jamie Quote
ismellrealbad Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 You dont need spring compressors at all cool. wasnt sure. havent done much on the rear of this car short of leaf spring helpers, trailing arms, wheel bearings, brakes, etc. Quote
Crazy K Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 I've lowered the rear of my 91 vert. HOW? it's been parked for two years with twenty cv axles in the trunk! LOL - just an idea Quote
CRONER Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Posted January 1, 2008 Yeah, I dont have the tools, place to do it... I'm in new brunswick, anyplace around is fine, i don't mind to drive. Now all i have to do is hunt down the right parts! Quote
mra32 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 i'll be lowering my car in Philly this week, F.Y.I. Quote
CRONER Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Posted January 1, 2008 i'll be lowering my car in Philly this week, F.Y.I. Where in philly and when... Are you going to be doing all the work or you're taking it to someone??? Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 Yeah, I dont have the tools, place to do it... I'm in new brunswick, anyplace around is fine, i don't mind to drive. Now all i have to do is hunt down the right parts! All you need are simple hand tools... some sockets and a breaker bar. Nothing expensive. And you dont need a place to do it. If you have a driveway it can be done there in a few hours tops. Quote
CRONER Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Posted January 1, 2008 Yeah, I dont have the tools, place to do it... I'm in new brunswick, anyplace around is fine, i don't mind to drive. Now all i have to do is hunt down the right parts! All you need are simple hand tools... some sockets and a breaker bar. Nothing expensive. And you dont need a place to do it. If you have a driveway it can be done there in a few hours tops. Sounds good, except that i want to get lowering springs for the front as well... I wouldnt relly venture into taking the monoleaf bymyself and swapping the rear... so i need help, that's the bottom line... now, if there's a kit with coilovers preassembled and whatever else needs to be done, i'd get it. Someone mentioned holland motorsports - they have kits??? Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 Yeah, I dont have the tools, place to do it... I'm in new brunswick, anyplace around is fine, i don't mind to drive. Now all i have to do is hunt down the right parts! All you need are simple hand tools... some sockets and a breaker bar. Nothing expensive. And you dont need a place to do it. If you have a driveway it can be done there in a few hours tops. Sounds good, except that i want to get lowering springs for the front as well... I wouldnt relly venture into taking the monoleaf bymyself and swapping the rear... so i need help, that's the bottom line... now, if there's a kit with coilovers preassembled and whatever else needs to be done, i'd get it. Someone mentioned holland motorsports - they have kits??? Held Motorsports. If you want coilovers pre-assembled for the rear it will cost more, thats if they even do that. They do come with instructions though. The fronts cannot be pre-assembled because you need the factory knuckle/housing. And if you dont have a cut-off wheel or plasma cutter or something of the sort then you cannot install the front coilovers. If you wanted lowering springs up front, I would do the rear first and drop the car off a dealer and get the springs installed and a 4-wheel alignment since youll need one anyway. Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 HELD Motorsports, they sell kits, but you have to assemble them yourself, and to be honest a monkey could do it. In my opinion, if you plan to take the time to put new springs in the front, you might as well do coilovers there as well, providing you can afford it. It would require the same tools, provided you ordered a kit with the modified housings. Lee at Held can help you out picking your kits and spring rates. His Stage 2 kits should come with the modified housings. Jamie Quote
CRONER Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Posted January 1, 2008 Anybody done it? What's the price range if i went with front coilovers as well instead of the lowering springs? Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 About $350+ for front coilovers and $90 for front lowering springs + install charge if you dont do them yourself. Both will need alignment. Quote
mra32 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 i'll be lowering my car in Philly this week, F.Y.I. Where in philly and when... Are you going to be doing all the work or you're taking it to someone??? In west philly, right around 34th & Market. I'll be doing all the work myself, aside from the alignment at the end, of course. And I'll be doing it throughout the course of the week, hopefully it wont take more than a couple days, hahah. Quote
CRONER Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Posted January 1, 2008 I guess i'll call held motorsports tomorow, and find out the prices and so on... I'll let you know how it goes! Quote
CRONER Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 Hey, I spoke to Lee Waldmiller @ held motorsports today.... Talked about front and rear coilovers kit, strut tower bar and trailing arms for about 1200$... I'll still need help to install the whole thing after i get it. That'll be soon.. any sugestions??? Quote
mra32 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Jackstands, PB Blaster and an impact wrench. Those are your best friends in getting the old stuff off. Putting it back on is a cakewalk Quote
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