Rear Springs - Which Ones Should I Buy?

DodgeDart1971 said

Thanks Brad! I do want to easy into some basic maintenance and simple repair work. I have no tools however, so I'm stuck with information-gathering at the moment.

I'm going to buy the springs from S&Things. I don't want to race the car but I do want a little lift. I think that's possible if I ask? Also I have air shocks but they seem to be leaking badly. When I tried to fill them up recently the rear lifted and then like a burst balloon it came wheezing back down again. Is this a common problem? And is it just a matter of a tube somewhere or will they have to be replaced in entirety?

Thanks!

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You're welcome. All of us have been in that no tools position at one time. What I did when I was your age was to wait for Craftsman to put their tool sets on sale and then purchased them. If you can get a quality 200-250 piece set for less than a dollar for each tool, you are doing well as it will contain most of the hand tools you'll need for almost any job.

Once you replace the springs, please replace the shocks as well, but with gas or hydraulic shocks. Air shocks are a quick fix for worn out leaf springs and can actually damage the car. They put too much pressure on the upper shock mounts and can cause them to tear out.