Hi all,
I have some extra rear springs for my 71' Malibu. I belive that they are a little taller than the factory ones on it. I am looking to achieve a little more forward slant look on this car and would like to install them. Could you tell me what the demensions for stock rear springs(unloaded) are so that I can compare them to these to make sure these are taller? Also can you tell me a little about the process of installing them, just what it takes and what to do? And what problems may I run into while installing them or after installing them and while driving? Sorry for the dumb newbie questions. Thank you everyone for your time.

rear springs are easy.
jack up the car and support it with jackstands under the frame in front of the axle.
unhook the lower shock mounts and let the axle drop. take a big screw driver or pry bar and pop the old one out, and put the new one in.
repeat on the other side- but the second one will be a little tougher.
once the springs are in, either jack up the axle until you can hook up the shocks, or set it down on the ground and hook the shocks up.
it might take you an hour, and you will know right away if it has the proper stance.

Hi all,
I have some extra rear springs for my 71' Malibu. I belive that they are a little taller than the factory ones on it. I am looking to achieve a little more forward slant look on this car and would like to install them. Could you tell me what the demensions for stock rear springs(unloaded) are so that I can compare them to these to make sure these are taller? Also can you tell me a little about the process of installing them, just what it takes and what to do? And what problems may I run into while installing them or after installing them and while driving? Sorry for the dumb newbie questions. Thank you everyone for your time.

Taller springs in the back of your car CAN cause some major expense in the long run due to needing to fix or line up the drive line etc.....Ive done it to mine, you can check my signature pic to see what I am talking about.....In that pic I have 600 lbs of concrete in the trunk so it can line up my driveline till the springs broke in.......and if you have issues with your motor.....low compression for me, you wont drive it enough to break in the springs for a lONG time.....It took me a LONG time for mine to break in.

Im also having to get new upper udjustable control arms by edelbrock, and I might have to get the traction bars by them as well if the upper arms dont take care of it..... I love the look but I am paying for it. AND your track times will suck building a car like this......but if you dont plan on much track time.....GO OLD SCHOOL!! Remy

if they are used springs you are putting in, you won't need to worry about "breaking them in".
i put a set of rear springs out of a 92 Caprice 9C1 (cop car) in the back of my Monte, and it raised it about an inch or so- probably back to about stock so driveline angles shouldn't' be an issue- and they ride about as good as the stock Monte springs did, but maybe just a tad stiffer.

Driveline angles are the least of your problems... wheelhop WILL be induced by royally messing up the SVSA/IC of the control-arm angles.

Thanks so much guys just what I was looking for

Here is a link to directions and pictures.
http://www.leverfamilysite.com/images/PDF_Files/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Rear%20End%20removal%20Article.pdf