Where To Buy Leaf Springs Replacement

I recently posted a tip and shortcut on how to replace leaf spring. It may vary since vehicles don’t have the same system or design, but the whole idea of it is just the same. It may add a certain step or two, but nonetheless it can be used by anyone to replace their own leaf springs to their cars or trucks. Well of course, it would be easier if one owns the tools that are required to do the job. So the reason why I follow up with this post is that I was thinking that I posted steps on how to replace the leaf springs just by yourself but I forgot to somehow mention where to look for one if someone is in need to change it.

Now it has been my habit to post websites here that could be of help to car enthusiasts since I know how it feels to be ripped off by some mechanic or ‘stealership’ when it comes to buying parts and letting them replace it. You guys can go ahead and check out thepartsbin.com if you would like to see reasonable prices for car parts, specifically the leaf springs that I had discussed with you on the previous post.

So yeah, hope the DIY I posted helped out somebody and hope someone as well saved some cash in buying car parts. Have a great day ahead of you guys.

Tips On How To Replace Leaf Springs.

Replacing car parts may sometime gives us headache. But even if it tough and difficult to change auto parts in our cars, it is still needs to be done. And changing leaf springs is not different when replacing other parts. It will need time and patience to do so. So is there a shortcut on how to replace one? More specifically, can leaf spring/s be changed in your garage, without screwing up any alignment? Is it okay to use old shackles or is a new whole setup needed? Or is it a better idea to go to a dealership and let them replace it for you? Here are short tips on how you can replace it all by yourself.

First off, you should have at least the proper tool for doing this. So you would be needing a torch and compressor. If you don’t own one, you can still replace your leaf springs, it might just get harder to do. So you would need to put jack that stands under the frame, also under the rear end. Unbolt the shock and the 4 U-bolt nuts. Now, you won’t need to take out the U-bolts off the axle tubes. Then pull the shock plate off. Loosen the rear shackle nut and work the spring off the shackle. With this, you can now let the spring to come all the way down so that you can remove the 3/4" nut located at the front spring mount. You should be cautious with this step, so you need to wrench on the bolt head to keep it from spinning. The springs now can come out, reverse to get the new one in replaced.

And to add, do one side at a time. To make things easier as the axle assembly stays stable, do not remove both springs at the same time. So with these steps, it will just take 3 hours max. Now there might be additional step since it would depend on what type of vehicle you are replacing leaf springs with but nonetheless, it would take the same step.

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New Porsche: The 928

For super-car enthusiasts out there, watch out for the new car Porsche will be releasing this year 2012, the 928. Well the car model isn’t that new since Porsche produced the 928 in an 18-year run that ended in 1995. But this year, the German automobile company is developing a direct rival for the front engine GTs against other automakers.

This new Porsche vehicle was built on a platform that will add force to Porsche’s ’09 Panamera 4-door sports sedan, unnamed 2-door will ride on a short wheelbase but will at least share 60% of its Porsche parts with the said sports sedan. The smaller wheelbase will lessen the coupe’s weight and thus improving its handling. However the said reduction will come at the cost of rear seat space.

Consumers of such coupe will be given an option to choose of Porsche’s next generation direct injected equipped V8 engines. Cayenne SUV will now get the new V8s. Expectedly, power is to be about 350 horse upward and with turbo version that would make it in excess of 500. It was also announced that there are no apparent plans for an all-wheel drive version this year. The new coupe will be rear-wheel drive, like what the 928 that headed it, with a transaxle assisting to stabilize weight distribution.

So for the price of the Porsche 928 will begin for about $100,000, of course with prices of higher-horsepower versions expanding into the exceptional $150,000 with additional stratosphere.

There's a new Jaguar in town: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S

A new animal has now been lurking the roads, the new 2012 Jaguar XKR-S. This new vehicle looks as if it was created and raised in a wild forest.

Throughout the years, Jaguar continues to produce powerful and reliable super cars. The automobile company points that the XKR-S would be the first series-production model to link the vaunted 300kph club. Also the company exclaimed that this XKR-S is the most powerful and quickest series-production road car the company has ever built.

But for the record, this is not the first time Jaguar used these 4-letter name for a car they created. They brought the XK-RS with a 5.0 liter V8 last 2004. Then in 2009, they brought us the 200 XKR-S models exclusively just for European consumers. Now Jaguar releases the 2012 XKR-S that comes with the combine attributes, like Jaguar parts, of both said vehicles.

“Aerodynamically driven” is the best way to describe the design of the XKR-S. You’ll see a distinctive front and rear fascias, and hood consists of mostly vents and nostrils. Also, you’ll notice the LED headlights are utterly new shape compared from the first XKs.  The front splitter, the rear diffuse, center section of the wing and the latter of four exhaust outlets were made of carbon fibers.

It hasn't been announced yet on how many models of XKR-S that will be released but sure does this car has some serious promising and fitting attribute to the E-type that will surely attract many consumers.