rear spring replacement - '89 CV

[88MercWagon]

Lol. Looks good Monte, although I still can't get over how high that front end looks. It could also be the wheel/tire combo, I dunno. Not tryin to get on your case about it.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

if you wanted that rear end to be a inch or 2 higher...what springs would you use?

[Grand Marquis GT]

CC819 cargo coils, by TRW. You will acheive the rake like my car has, WITHOUT air shocks...

You can get them from the partsamerica.com site...

[Mr. Land Yacht]

CC819 cargo coils, by TRW. You will acheive the rake like my car has, WITHOUT air shocks...

You can get them from the partsamerica.com site...

thanks GMGT!

[Mr. Land Yacht]

I found CC817 coil springs for $85...are those the same thing?

[Grand Marquis GT]

No.

[seneeb]

CC819 cargo coils, by TRW. You will acheive the rake like my car has, WITHOUT air shocks...

You can get them from the partsamerica.com site...

those springs KICK ASS!

[zwack88]

Ya those TRW 819's are what I use. They gave my whale the rake it has. You will probably need bigger tires to fill the gap in the rear.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

well, I took my Merc over to Belle Tire for an estimate....
they were telling me that it looks more like the front end is too high and it's pushing down the rear...
keep in mind that a few months ago I took out the air shocks in the rear and replaced them with KYB GR-2's. When I first bought the car, I took out the air compressor for the rear air ride shocks(not knowing what it was) and the rear end gradually went lower and lower.
so, Belle Tire says that the best solution is to just put new rear air shocks back into it...total cost: around $200.
so, I've decided to just put in some helper coils in the rear.
it will only cost me $30 and it will raise the rear end an inch or two...