rear springs..

[dutch bu]

Rear springs..
Any of you guys know do caprice wagon rear springs wil fit the bu..?
I find the original springs of a malibu wagon look almost like a balpoint pen spring..
I,ve got airshocks bud stil to wobbeley and to soft at the rear to me...or do new original springs do the trick..?? are there heavy dutty ones factory off..??

grtz Vin

 

[Longroof79]

Vin,
Depending on how you use your wagon. Hauling stuff, towing, etc, you might want to look into a pair of Moog cargo coils. I've had them in my wagon for many years and they've been great. It won't lower your car, but it will give you a decent ride and if loaded down, it will sit normal without any sag or droop.

 

[Bonnewagon]

They will fit, but will raise the body about 3 or 4 inches.

 

[billyjack]

I have a old Moog catalog that covers up to 1980. It shows the stock '80 Malibu wagon spring as #5377 .565 wire dia,. 124# rate, 15.710in. free height. The stock '80 Caprice wagon spring is #5417 .610 wire dia., 156# rate, 16.15in. free height. Should be OK if you don't mind it sitting a little higher. Somewhere on this site is a spreadsheet of popular Moog spring numbers. Might be worth some search time. BTW I have the Moog cargo coils on my Camino. It sits about stock height, but definitely rides firmer, without being too harsh. Unless I have serious weight in the bed, I keep my air shocks at only 10-20 psi.

Bill

 

[dutch bu]

ok ..then i will probely try the caprice springs..don,t mind a few inch higher..
i,m trying to get a rear sway bar to . mine car don,t have one..bud its very hard to get one..
anny of you guys got one left..? and don,t mind shipping it to holland.. 8)
its getting harder and harder to get some parts here in europe 🙁
Grtz Vin

 

[1988MCLS]

I am running a 275/60/15 on the rear of my 88 LS MONTE and the tires rubbed with stock springs...I simply took a pair of 67-72 Chevy Truck C/10 (1/2 ton)rear coils and put them in the LS ..it raised the car 2 inches in the rear and 1 inch in the front..And rides great..and you can put stuff in the trunk and not rub tires..