Has anybody use the coil over shock springs?

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  1. TUK101

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    I am talking about the $30 a pair set you can buy that go over your existing shocks? Is there room for them to clear? Or is a guy better to just put a different set of leafs in?
     
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    They are junk...dont use em.They are good for wrecking a perfectly good pair of shocks nuttn else...If your springs are weak get em re-arched or replaced.
     
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    Yeah, I was just curious. I remember an old shop truck that I used to drive had them. They helped to firm things up, but also helped to bounce the truck back up pretty abruptly too. What about ad-a-leaf helper springs? I have used them on small trucks before and they worked ok, but never on a car.
     
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    Add A Leafs are better to use...for an interim fix till you can get springs.They are much more predictable as far as ride is concerned too.
     

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