hey i know there have been posts about this i just couldnt find them nor do i think they had what i was looking for, either way

I'm trying to buy into the replace the rear insulators with a heater hose (i boguht a 5/8" one) and was wonderign for the back all i do is remove the wheels and pull the spring or do i have to unbolt anything else? and does the hose have to go asround the entire spring or jsut the top end?

thanks guys =]

 

I could be way off on this, never actually heard of your method thou.

It doesn't sound safe; wouldn't pass inspection. Just save and spend the money to do it correctly.

 

How would lowering the carmake it failinspection? Here is a walkthrough baseballer91...

http://forum.camarov6.com/showthread.php?t=82033

 

its more common and probably safer to cut a coil off of the spring.

 

If you do a back yard job and it looks like it...will most likely fail an inspection. A good mechanic will drive the car to see how it drives.

 

After reviewing that mod post, i stand corrected. That would not be noticeable to an inspection mechanic. Looks like it knocks off about an inch. I thought you might be referring to heating the coils or some other such back yard mod.

 

oh really? ill just go get some safety scissors from my little cousin's crayon box and cut off a coil

nah id rather have it so if worse comes to worse i coudl take the hose off and put the insulator back in

and thank you 02stangt, i could not find that ANYWHERE. =]

 

To answer your other question, you don't want to take your wheels off. You need to unbolt only one end of both shocks, and your panhard/sway bars. Jack the car up by the frame, and the rear tires will stay on the ground. Jack it up enough to clear the springs and pull them right out.

 

oh really? wow i would have never of thought about the wheel one (seriously) i would of taken them off thinking it would have given some clearence, but honestly thinking about it, it really woulndt
damn im dumb. proly saved me a good 5 - 10 mins total

 

The mod looks easy enough, but how does it effect the ride? I've been looking at the Summit springs in thier catolog. They cost $160 for about a 1.5inch drop. Has anybody used these? Are they worth the money compared to the mod?