Where to buy coil springs

[V8inMA]

Currently have a 2006 with Eibach springs, which lowered it about an inch and 1/2. I want to give the car to my dad and its too low the way it sits now. I want to return it to stock height and I am having trouble locating springs for it. Any guidance would be appreciated.

 

[joegr]

If you want the stock springs, a pick-n-pull junkyard may be your best shot now.

 

[V8inMA]

If you want the stock springs, a pick-n-pull junkyard may be your best shot now.

Ok thank you. I should have specified that I just want the OEM height they don't need to be actual OEM but I wasn't finding anything .

 

[04_Sport_LS]

Well... depending on what springs you have on the car now... you need to replace them with the same springs.

The OEM springs are color coded... depending on engine and other suspension options.

The V6 engine weighs more than the V8, so you would want front springs from a V6 LS... if that is what you have.

The V8 sport LS has stiffer springs than the V8 base model.

So this isn't as "cut and dry" as you think.

 

[04_Sport_LS]

Even more confusing... the front springs are smaller in diameter... so front springs will not work on the rear.

 

[04_Sport_LS]

Look at this spring/shock assembly.

It has a green tag at the top of the spring. Green tag springs are for the Sport V8. You will find green tags on all 4 sport springs.

Other color codes are yellow, or orange, or blue... depending on the options on the LS you have.

 

[04_Sport_LS]

Any non Sport LS... can possibly have any other combination of the other colors.

 

[04_Sport_LS]

Truthfully... any springs you find... will not affect ride height. The most new/better/stiffer springs... will only affect ride "quality".

Lets say you find a spring shop that makes custom springs... that were an inch taller than the original springs.

You just raised the center of gravity... of the whole car... which will affect handling in a very negative way.

So at this point, you start surfing the net... and find a couple websites that advertise "air ride" for the LS.

Those websites are shysters... because there is no way to adapt air ride to the LS... and even then (if a stand alone system was available) it would be prohibitively expensive.

My suggestion. Sell the LS and get lincoln that already has air ride... and let Dad drive it.

 

[V8inMA]

Appreciate all the info, good to know about the color coding as well.

 

[04_Sport_LS]

Just keep in mind that any springs or shock assemblies will NOT increase the height on the LS, so you are only making a "sideways" move that will not help your dad get in and out of the vehicle.

 

[milehighmikey]

Ok thank you. I should have specified that I just want the OEM height they don't need to be actual OEM but I wasn't finding anything .

I did the same thing, car was starting to bottom out on quite normal transitions from parking lots onto streets. Bought a pair of rear used coilover oem shocks and solved the problem, since Eibach springs had settled the rear down 2 inches under stock ride height. I did not have to change the fronts. I used Jack's in Billerica, but using car-part.com can find you a set closer to where you live, or, anywhere in the country that they may still be in stock. Hopefully, they are not another set of eibachs, so make sure they have the OE color coding. At this point, take whatever you can get, if anything. I assume pappy won't be needing to worry about the center of gravity being too high, lmao.

If you want the stock springs, a pick-n-pull junkyard may be your best shot now.

 

[V8inMA]

I did the same thing, car was starting to bottom out on quite normal transitions from parking lots onto streets. Bought a pair of rear used coilover oem shocks and solved the problem, since Eibach springs had settled the rear down 2 inches under stock ride height. I did not have to change the fronts. I used Jack's in Billerica, but using car-part.com can find you a set closer to where you live, or, anywhere in the country that they may still be in stock. Hopefully, they are not another set of eibachs, so make sure they have the OE color coding. At this point, take whatever you can get, if anything. I assume pappy won't be needing to worry about the center of gravity being too high, lmao.

Lol, no you are right he won't care about that. Appreciate the info !