threepointone Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Doing rear struts on 1st gen. I'm wondering about the auxiliary springs keep them on remove them what have you guys done i think if I found an auxiliary spring compressor id be more interested in keeping them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 keep them until you upgrade the monoleaf or go coilover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threepointone Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 i left them out seems like the ride is softer and more comfortable........ weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 You only need a bolt to compress those springs, and not one of the compressor tools they used to make for them. The bolt size you need is M10 x 1.5 x 90mm in length. They're usually included in a lot of rear strut packages. Your ride quality change is probably just due to the new struts. Here's a good quote from Shawn(GnatGoSplat) that sums up how things are without the aux springs. The aux springs give a progressive nature to the stock leaf. It softens the small bumps without having any effect on larger bumps. I pulled mine, because their brackets were in the way of the 94+ rear calipers. Mine were the cylindrical type, not the figure 8 style, so I don't know what's better or why, all I know is they don't make brackets to fit the cylinder type with the 94+ rear calipers or else I'd put them back on. Removing them definitely stiffens the ride, as well as raising the ride height. I need to get ahold of some that fit with 94+ rear calipers so maybe my rear "lowering spring" will actually look like one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threepointone Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 So removing them wont harm anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 So removing them wont harm anything? Do you have a sway bar? I would add a sway bar as part of the conversion process.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threepointone Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 no rear sway bar i had the figure 8 aux springs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 So removing them wont harm anything? You're not going to harm anything by not having them installed. My 1993 grand prix has been without them for 9yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpchris Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 What in the world are aux springs?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threepointone Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 gpchris they are on the rear suspension they are made of rubber that are mounted in between a bracket bolted to the strut and the mono leaf i dont have a pic but i think you can find 1 on here if you dig alittle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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