on a 2000 mirage to make rear springs stronger ?

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I guess the springs on my 2000 mirage are starting to sag causing the inside of tires to wear a little is there any way to make them stiffer cheapy?

like the old style add a leaf on trucks ? or airbags for some older GM cars ?
 
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I have a 2000 Mirage,I went to those "ricer" coil over aluminum adjustable sleeves.Using their "front" springs as opposed to the ones they consider "rear".It brought the rear up quite a bit,but it also made for a very springy ride.Seemingly stronger than the shocks (which are good newer ones) can handle.
Nobody makes HD aftermarket springs for those cars.There are lowering springs,but no HD/Cargo springs.
 
Pep boys/ Jc whitney has this "block" type thing that' skind of a reverse spring compressor. You stick it between two coils and crank it apart.

Naturally it's illegal in my state and probably a pretty ghetto way to add ride height.
 
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
I'd look into replacing the shocks.


What would that do?


Instead of making a direct statement, I should have simply given my experience. I had a saggy leggy due to 175k miles on the stock struts. KYB-GR2's brought the ride height back up to normal and improved the ride quality immensely.
 
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You can use a spacer at the end of the coil, not between. Coil spring spacers are sometimes used for a small or leveling type truck suspension lift. If one isn't commercially you can have some fun making one yourself from a piece (two pieces, really, one for each side) of suitable hard rubber or, if you're only looking for a small lift as I suspect, maybe some thick sheet steel.

Keep in mind that while adding spacers can correct a ride height loss, it won't correct for loss of spring rate. If it feels either mushy or harsh now, it will feel the same way with spacers installed. If you actually want springs that feel the way they should, replacement springs would be the most economical way to go, much cheaper than cryotreating and you know it will work.
 
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
I'd look into replacing the shocks.


What would that do?


Instead of making a direct statement, I should have simply given my experience. I had a saggy leggy due to 175k miles on the stock struts. KYB-GR2's brought the ride height back up to normal and improved the ride quality immensely.


So you replaced the springs? Shocks or stuts themselves do not add any lift to a vehicle contrary to popular belief
 
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
I'd look into replacing the shocks.


What would that do?


Instead of making a direct statement, I should have simply given my experience. I had a saggy leggy due to 175k miles on the stock struts. KYB-GR2's brought the ride height back up to normal and improved the ride quality immensely.


So you replaced the springs? Shocks or stuts themselves do not add any lift to a vehicle contrary to popular belief


I replaced the struts only, and the ride height was raised. We replaced the struts on my buddy's Maxima - same results.
 
If the struts/shocks are gas charged they can alter the ride height. If not then there is no way the springs suddenly got stronger.

A lot of higher mileage springs are worn out and sagging.
 
The gas pressure in shocks/struts is VERY low.
It won't affect the ride height at all.

BTW, good luck finding them without being gas charged, anyways.
 
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