What is the best way to lower the the rear of a coupe, I want to get it to match the front but dont want to sacrifice ride or perfomance ?

Lowering blocks. Cheap, simple, easy to do, reversable. Just get longer u-bolts. May not be legal in some countries.

Theoretically, re-arching the springs is better, but you'll probably want to take it to an expert to do that.

I thought I read somewhere that you can flip the springs upside down? The previous owner gave me a set of lowering blocks for the rear, so maybe I will just use them. I am not sure how they lowered the front I havent even had a chance to look it over well, basically I seen it bought it, loaded it and unloaded it in about 1 hour and it was 35min form my house. I did start it and noticed it needs a water pump

looks like a good buy
lowering blocks are the quickest and easiest way t lower the back, and cheapest if you've already got them.

out of interest have you got any pics of your chev 4x4 with 18" of lift ?? would luv to see some ??

If you flip the leaves, over, it is only the main spring you flip over.
so you have to take the other spings off, flip the main one over and then reattach them again.
I think I would want a proper suspension place to do that.
Blocks would be alot easier.

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The 'best' way to lower it is to have the springs reset. Having the main leaf reversed as part of the whole spring rebuild process is a good idea.
Now, you can't have it both ways. If you lower the rear, you will lose some of your ride quality, no matter how you do it. If nothing else, you will have less axle travel available, & if the rear springs are properly reset, the ride will be a little stiffer as well. It's all a matter of balance. The more you lower it, the more you will pay for it in other ways that relate to ride & comfort.

flipping springs isnt that hard, all you need is a vice and a longish bar to centre the springs when you put it back together

im still alive, so its not dangerous

Quote:Yes, with the sedan, but no with the Coupe. With the coupe, the shocks stay at the place relative to the body, only the axle moves up.

yes boofhead I do i do have pics of the chevy w/lift is it okay to post them on here or would you like me to send them to you?

as far as having the springs reset what do I need to tell the spring shop? Will springs from a sedan work, what about front springs? I think I could handle flipping the main leaf over my self if thats all I need to do. Is this a better option then the blocks? Thanks Dodgeman for the reminder on the ride quality, I always seem to forget about that untill its to late