i have a question about changing coil springs?
hi guys ! i have a 1988 oldsmobile delta 88 and i,am going to change the back springs on my car. i know you have to loosen the strut but do i have to loosen the brake line or will the control arm drop enough to pull the spring out without disconnecting the brake line? there is a bracket that holds the brake line. if i were to take the bracket off would the line be flexible enough to keep it from breaking. i know what i,am doing. i just need to know about the brake line. thanks guys !
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Hey.
I just did the springs on my 1986 Olds 98.
Very simple.
I loosened the nuts on the rear tires, jacked up the back end, put it on stands so the suspension just hung. I took off the wheels, followed by the nuts for the struts that are in the trunk. I actually had to step on the rear suspension a little to get the struts to break free, and the old springs just popped out! When I wedged the new springs in, I had to raise the suspension with the jack to get the struts back into their mounts because my new springs were heavy duty. I put the nuts back on the struts once I managed to align them in their holes, and repeated this on the opposite side.
It was an easy job, and brake lines, E brake lines, and my air lines to the shocks were not in the way.
Good luck.
raise the car and remove the struts,be sure to brace up the rear end and brake lines will be fine ,,, just dont over extend them