I used CC501 (progressive) but wish I had gotten the 5413 (linear). I'm sure the wagon ones are stiffer so might allow the rear end to be higher if that is what you want.
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@Zachariah Braydon Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Just to clarify, when you said that it doesn't matter which end is up. Generally speaking, the tighter would coils go towards to top. Or if the spring has a white paint mark, that goes towards the top. Just wanted to clarify. Good video.
I know this is an old video but it helped me immensely with my 69 Chevelle. Just swapped out the factory springs with Moog 5413's and Bilstein shocks and was supper easy. Thank you so much Kill-O-Byte!
Thanks for the helpful video. Just replaced the passenger side rear coil spring on my wife's 69 chevelle. Stance looks way better already. Doing the driver's side in the morning. Thanks again. Will watch more of your videos the next time I have a project.
Nice video! I'll be doing the same on the rear of my 65 Impala... which is kind of sagging a bit. Moog makes good springs as well as Eaton Detroit Spring, who uses the original blueprints from the factory to make their springs. Either way, it really helps with the ride.
Great Video! I had a question, My 2010 Mercedes CLS 219 had both its rear coil springs replaced recently as they were fractured. Following replacement, the rear ride height seems to be a few centimetres more than it was previously. Is this normal? In time, will the rear ride height go back to how it was on the old springs that were replaced? Many thanks in advance.
It's been my experience that when installing lowered coils, they'll be too high at first and it takes a few days of driving for them to settle to final ride height.
Kool one more thing if you may. What is the part called that both rear drums are connected to?? Rear drive train or shaft or neither ? I don't know. Thanks.
Oh, man ... the springs on my 1973 Chevelle were so worn they FELL OUT when I was replacing the shocks. I really should have replaced them but I didn't know. This was 35 years ago, so the car is long gone.
My 69 !Buick Skylark needs rear springs and shocks they are worn. The rear sits too low. What model Moog springs did you use? Will they fit my Skylark? What shocks do you recommend? My air shocks are leaking too nice video btw
Thanks for posting this, I will be doing this exact change over this weekend. I already have the rear way up in the air and Jack stands under the frame but I like your way better of doing one side at a time. I'm going from a set of Eibach SBC springs to a set of Hotchkiss BBC springs (changed fronts already) so I'm not sure if there will be any difference at all in the back but I guess Ill know tomorrow.
It worked exactly like you said it would! I couldnt find my pry bar but I have a long screw driver that worked just fine. Next is the body mount bushings which are going to be a whole ton of fun! Don't suppose you have a vid of yourself doing that do you?
The thing that confuses me is, how to pick the right springs. I paid a shop to put new springs on my 71 Lemans a few years ago, and all new shocks and there was no improvement what so ever. :( i wasted a bunch of money. wish I had gotten adjustable coil overs and/or stiffer springs. hard to find knowledgeable people around here to work on these cars, so i do a lot on my own, and waste money sometimes. lol
@@Killobyte Sorry, not the wire diameter but the inner diameter of the base spring loop. Also can you measure the installed height of the new springs with the weight of the car on it, if you get a chance? Your car is almost the exact weight of my '51 Belair, which I'm converting to a rear 4 link with coil springs, so I plan to use either these or factory replacement springs. Thanks again
+Kill-O-Byte You should put the CC501 in the description. I ordered some and will install in my 69. Took me awhile to find which to get. amazon list them as not fitting a Chevelle. LOL. Thanks for the video.
Hey, I was looking for Moog springs for my 68 chevelle and saw that moog had 3 different kinds for my year. Standard, convertible and 4 door. If you look on the Moog website you can find them. short answer-yes
It seems like you should be doing a lot of other things before replacing the rear springs. I would have at least used a wire wheel on a drill and cleaned the rust off of the rear differential, frame, and control arms, and applied a nice coat of chassis black paint from Eastwood on them. It is your car, you do it your way. Good luck with your baby. By the way, it sounds really good. Take care.
What part number moog did you use. I heard the station wagon springs were better, is that true
I used CC501 (progressive) but wish I had gotten the 5413 (linear). I'm sure the wagon ones are stiffer so might allow the rear end to be higher if that is what you want.
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@Zachariah Braydon Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
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Just to clarify, when you said that it doesn't matter which end is up. Generally speaking, the tighter would coils go towards to top. Or if the spring has a white paint mark, that goes towards the top. Just wanted to clarify. Good video.
Doing the rear coils on my 71 Chevelle this week......Thank you for posting, your video was very helpful!
I know this is an old video but it helped me immensely with my 69 Chevelle. Just swapped out the factory springs with Moog 5413's and Bilstein shocks and was supper easy. Thank you so much Kill-O-Byte!
im about to do this on my GTO
im going to look at these Moog 5413's and Bilstein shocks , and consider them
did you have good success with these?
It says in the instructions from moog that you should install the springs with the closely wound coils oriented upwards. Thanks for the great video.
Thanks for the helpful video. Just replaced the passenger side rear coil spring on my wife's 69 chevelle. Stance looks way better already. Doing the driver's side in the morning. Thanks again. Will watch more of your videos the next time I have a project.
***** Glad it helped, thanks!
Great video! Just used this to swap out my springs. Turned out perfect on my 68. Thank you for the video
this really help me out thanks for the video I used a crowbar just like you did in the video spring came out with no problem 86cutlass
Great video! Made my spring swap on my ‘78 Malibu a lot easier. Thanks man!
Very descriptive video step by step. I also appreciate the you mentioning the safety on many steps of the installation. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks for the video. I am actually doing shocks and springs on my 86 el Camino. So it's cool to just get an idea on what I have to do.
Nice video! I'll be doing the same on the rear of my 65 Impala... which is kind of sagging a bit. Moog makes good springs as well as Eaton Detroit Spring, who uses the original blueprints from the factory to make their springs. Either way, it really helps with the ride.
In the process of doing this with my 64 Catalina. Thanks! This looks very similar.
thanks for the video, I'm trying to replace the rear coils on an 84 Monte Carlo SS, next weekend.
Replacing the springs in my 77 El Camino this week. Great video!
Wow can't believe those springs lasted that long without snapping!
Thanks for the video,,,,very helpful,,,,post more videos of your 70 chevelle ,thanks again.
Very helpful doing the same thing on 69 442
66 EL Camino here
Great Video! I had a question, My 2010 Mercedes CLS 219 had both its rear coil springs replaced recently as they were fractured. Following replacement, the rear ride height seems to be a few centimetres more than it was previously. Is this normal? In time, will the rear ride height go back to how it was on the old springs that were replaced? Many thanks in advance.
Thanks, same rear end as my 72 cutlass!
What's the part number on the rear coil springs u put on your chevelle?from moog
Great video. Would you recall the part# for the insulator? Thanks a lot
Great video man. Thanks
It's been my experience that when installing lowered coils, they'll be too high at first and it takes a few days of driving for them to settle to final ride height.
Kool one more thing if you may. What is the part called that both rear drums are connected to?? Rear drive train or shaft or neither ? I don't know. Thanks.
+Laban Mayhorn the axle contains the axle shafts. The brakes connect to the axle and the drums to shaft.
Some use El Camino springs in the rear to raise it and get that “muscle car” look from the rear
Would you know if this same system and setup would work on a 70' impala?
Great video, thank you!
Great video thank you
How was the ride with the progressive rate cc501 springs? Was it a little bumpier than the stock springs? How long did it take to settle
Ride is fine, but feel is different. I think I prefer the non-progressive.
Thx for posting this video. Im going to be doing the rear springs on my 67 Chevelle soon. Im guessing its going to be almost identical to your 70
Oh, man ... the springs on my 1973 Chevelle were so worn they FELL OUT when I was replacing the shocks. I really should have replaced them but I didn't know. This was 35 years ago, so the car is long gone.
My 69 !Buick Skylark needs rear springs and shocks they are worn. The rear sits too low. What model Moog springs did you use? Will they fit my Skylark? What shocks do you recommend? My air shocks are leaking too nice video btw
I recommend 5413 www.moog-suspension-parts.com/moog-5413
Will installing 2" lowering springs actually lower the car 2", or are there other factors to consider?
Thanks for posting this, I will be doing this exact change over this weekend. I already have the rear way up in the air and Jack stands under the frame but I like your way better of doing one side at a time. I'm going from a set of Eibach SBC springs to a set of Hotchkiss BBC springs (changed fronts already) so I'm not sure if there will be any difference at all in the back but I guess Ill know tomorrow.
Good luck! And let us know how it turned out.
It worked exactly like you said it would! I couldnt find my pry bar but I have a long screw driver that worked just fine. Next is the body mount bushings which are going to be a whole ton of fun! Don't suppose you have a vid of yourself doing that do you?
If you want to make it sit up all the way around you can put elcamino springs on it.
The thing that confuses me is, how to pick the right springs. I paid a shop to put new springs on my 71 Lemans a few years ago, and all new shocks and there was no improvement what so ever. :( i wasted a bunch of money. wish I had gotten adjustable coil overs and/or stiffer springs. hard to find knowledgeable people around here to work on these cars, so i do a lot on my own, and waste money sometimes. lol
Joshua Carter
Use KYB monotube shocks if you want to feel a difference.
Video works for a 1981 Oldsmobile 98 also.
Would this be the same as doing it to a 1969 ss El Camino
Almost certainly the frame of an El Camino is the same as a Chevelle wagon.
Thanks Byte
dude, much help with your video man, did it on my 78 elco, thank you much man. what mufflers and motor you got in the chevelle?
+MrValcav Thanks! I has a 383 SBC with FlowMasters
It is actually MOO like a cow moog. Not mawg like a lawn mawg.
how's the ride quality today
how did the springs work out? did it raise the car?
They just returned it to stock ride height.
Wouldn't I change out my '84 Buick Regal the same way ??? Thanks.
+Laban Mayhorn Yes, it should be pretty similar.
It’s easier if you unbolt the upper control arms
is that a 5557 moog?
Any way you can measure the small ends diameter of the springs for me?
1/2” rough with tape measure.
@@Killobyte
Sorry, not the wire diameter but the inner diameter of the base spring loop. Also can you measure the installed height of the new springs with the weight of the car on it, if you get a chance? Your car is almost the exact weight of my '51 Belair, which I'm converting to a rear 4 link with coil springs, so I plan to use either these or factory replacement springs. Thanks again
51 belair the inside diameter is 2.5”. That is 2.5” on the inside of circle. I’ll try and get the height tomorrow.
@@Killobyte
Thanks alot, I appreciate it
It’s a little over 11”.
What part number springs were those?
These are: MOG-CC501
+Kill-O-Byte You should put the CC501 in the description. I ordered some and will install in my 69. Took me awhile to find which to get. amazon list them as not fitting a Chevelle. LOL. Thanks for the video.
Anyone know if 4 door Chevelle has the same suspension?
Hey, I was looking for Moog springs for my 68 chevelle and saw that moog had 3 different kinds for my year. Standard, convertible and 4 door. If you look on the Moog website you can find them. short answer-yes
good video thank you she sounds mean
It seems like you should be doing a lot of other things before replacing the rear springs. I would have at least used a wire wheel on a drill and cleaned the rust off of the rear differential, frame, and control arms, and applied a nice coat of chassis black paint from Eastwood on them. It is your car, you do it your way. Good luck with your baby. By the way, it sounds really good. Take care.
Thanks. When I did this I was in a hurry to get it back on the road so didn't take the time to clean it all up. :)
nice vid, insulator part#
When I jack my car up my rear springs jus fall out of place
What year and model car do you have?
No way I would get under a car with that jack and jackstand.Invest in some quality tools.Otherwise ,good video.
89 bucks 2023
If you had good sense you could use a spring compressor ! Dude !
This idea will help me replace my 76 cadillac rear springs thanks 😊
good video thank you she sounds mean