Technical 58 Buick lowered springs?

Hi, has anybody on here put lowered springs on a 58 Buick? If so, where did you get them from? I know Jamco sell some, but the order form on their website doesn't work, and they refuse to answer any emails. I have read nothing but complaints regarding their customer service so would rather avoid them altogether.

 

Back before 1-800 numbers we use to pull the springs out and cut a coil. HRP

 

You can't cut the rear springs on the 58 Buick as they are narrower at each end. Otherwise I'd do that. Unfortunately, I only want to lower the rear. I can't afford an airbag set up at the moment either.

 

That's exactly what we did with my '58 Roadmaster in '69. If you leave your car at rest and crawl under it with a tape measure you can even get a pretty good idea how much it will drop by cutting a coil. I have cut too many and have found that 1 to 1 1/2 is about as far as I ever need to go.

Uh yes you can. You will have to be creative.

 

Dayton Auto Spring made me a set of springs to the front of my 1956 2" lower and 25% stiffer and a perfect fit.

 

Nice. What is the www for that spring company? I cant find them when i google. Do ya got the phone number? Thanks.

 

Check coil spring specialties

 

Have you tried eaton springs site? If I remember correctly,there is even a chart with diameters and freelength v compressed length available too.

 

There's this place http://www.classicbuicks.com/A_Rear_Coil_Spring_Set.html they do a lot of stuff, including lowered spring, but only up to a 2" drop, i really would like to go 3" or more.

 

It seems a lot of early Buick guys use '78 El Camino springs. From your link, it appears that all early Buicks use the same spring. You might dig around for more info. (It would be a LOT cheaper than your link.) Here's one thread to get you started. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1952-buick-drop-with-el-camino-springs.715281/

And another. http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/another-buick-drop-springs-thread.962940/

 

Thanks for the info, didn't know about the El Camino springs, you learn a new thing every day. So am I right in thinking stock El Camino springs give a 3" drop on a buick? I'm wondering if there are variations on the 1978 El Camino, or if any El Camino springs from that year will work. I live in the U.K so if I order some springs from the states i want to be sure to get it right first time.

 

Does anyone know if the springs on the 40 Buick are the same as the other years. From what I can find it the info on this only goes back to 46.

 

So im guessing the el camino springs are just for the back? What are you doing to lower the front? Cutting the springs?

 

ROLLIN WITH THE CANNIBALS by Arabie777 posted Jan 5, 2015 at 10:26 AM

CUT 1 1/2 OFF THE FRONT AND JEEP SPRINGS ON THE REAR.

 

I only want to lower the rear end, tail dragger style.

 

So you are looking for rear coils dropped 3"?

 

58 buicks had rear coils? We had a custom 58 years ago that had leaf springs with some big ol 3.5" lowering blocks. I guess that thing sat on a different frame... Cant remember

 

That's correct, yeah. Found these https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=200811&cc=1042434&jnid=595&jpid=0 on rock auto, if the stories that standard 78 El Camino springs will lower the car 3" then these should do the job, right? Plus they're a great price. Even with shipping to the u.k

 

Okie doke i was askin about the front cause i got a buddy with a buick was wonderin if there was a cheap spring to lower the front too

 

Right, give or take a bit of the overall settling once installed & weight is applied. If you still have your factory coils, see if the ends are straight away even to one another. You can snip 1 whole wrap for a 2"ish drop. Take a 1/2 wrap from top & bottom of coil for another 1" drop. I removed 2 wraps from a similar GM 'X' framed coil sprung car for a solid 4" drop.

 

Do as was earlier said. Go to Eaton spring tell them how much you want it lowered and they make the springs to fit. I used them years ago and worked perfect.
http://www.eatondetroitspring.com/products/vehicle-types/restoration/

 

wich spring gives a lower drop JEEP OR EL CO.....and what year jeep ??....3 inch drop doesnt do much on early buick....my 50 measured 12 at center of rocker with worn og stock springs

 

Managed to crawl under the back of my buick this morning without jacking it up, the spring as it sits with the weight of the car on it measured around 10-10 and a half inches, these Moog El Camino ones sold by Rock Auto. https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=200811&cc=1042434&jnid=595&jpid=0 list them as having an installation height of 8.50 so I'm guessing you'd get a 2" drop with them.

 

Much more drop than that.
The back end of that Buick weighs tons more (well, almost) than the little Elky bed.
Throw 800 pounds in that bed and see what the springs measure!

 

Ahh yeah, I see your point. But these are 78 Camino springs, the ones everybody says will make the buick sit 3" lower, i'm guessing if it goes any lower than that it can cause problems? As an El Camino is essentially a pick up bed, would the rear springs be stiffer to compensate for the extra weight that the vehicle may carry, depending what people throw in the bed from time to time? So if that being the case, they may deal fine with the extra weight of the ass end of the buick.

 

Great info guys, thanks. I was thinking of a full air bag kit but I will try this first. What year and model are the jeep springs?