Leaf spring z51

[stevesteve111269]

Hi all. I own a 2009 z51 which has front lowering ride height adjusters fitted. Its taking the edge off of driving the car and after attempting to change back to stock ride height bolts, I've found they are completely seized into the spring. I don't want to go the coil-over route and wondered if anyone could recommend a supplier of leaf springs or another option to get the car back to a usable ride height. Regards. Steve.

 

[Fishy Dave]

Hi Steve, you may well have found a solution by now, but if not then try removing the leaf then soaking the seized ride height bolt in a bath of light oil, something that might penetrate the rust. Leave it there for days, clean it up, apply some localised heat (but not too much), then cool it quickly and try again to loosen it. I have bought a number of used monoleaf and managed to free stuck bolts in this way. If not, then keep an eye out for a used spring from ebay, the international shipping is sometimes reasonable. You can broaden your search to include a C5 front spring, as this is the same rate as a C6 Z51. The C6 Z06 front is an almost identical spring rate too.