How Do You Replace A Leaf Spring In A Chevy Corvette?
The Chevy Corvette is one of the rare passenger cars that use leaf springs in their suspension. Instead of one leaf spring in each corner of the car your Corvette has a transverse or side-to-side spring in the middle, one in front and one in back. These steps apply to replacing a rear transverse leaf spring in the 1990 to 1996 Corvette models. Raise and support your Chevy Corvette on a lift or safety stands, then remove one of the rear wheels from the vehicle. Install spring compression tool J-33432 or an equivalent onto the rear transverse spring and carefully compress it. Verify that tension has been removed from the spring mountings, then remove the cotter pins, retaining nuts, insulators (small disks to either side of the spring bolt) and spring bolts that hold the spring to the knuckles. Carefully release and remove the spring compression tool. Unbolt and remove the rear spring anchor plate, then remove the spacers and insulation from your vehicle. Take careful note of how the spa
