IML: Sagging Imperial Rear Ends
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IML: Sagging Imperial Rear Ends
- From: Joe Strickland <jwstrick426@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:29:58 -0600
I agree with one post that said to have new springs made to OEM
specifications. There are some threads about this topic available on
the club website archives. Be sure to consult them too. Many years of
Imperials with rear leaf springs have engineered-in rear end steering
during cornering situations that would be defeated by heavy duty
springs. I would recommend staying with the original number of leaves
in the springs and keeping the car stock. If air or spring-assist shock
absorbers put too much stress on the shock absorber brackets and cause
them to crack, then in the long run they would not be worth the cost. A
number of our members have stated that they had good results by having
their OEM springs re-arced. That method is probably less expensive than
brand new springs. Of course you would need to verify that the OEM
springs were not metal fatigued (developing stress cracks) before having
them repaired.
Good luck.
Joe
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