Smeddy2

So I was cleaning out the garage and I walked past my scrap pile I've been waiting to take to the metal yard and I saw my old 94 civic shocks laying on the ground and I said to myself, those springs look mighty close to 14". I took them apart and sure enough, 14.25" and I measured the inside and outside diameter of the spring and it is a perfect fit! Half an hour later with a little sawzall action and a pry bar and I now have myself a solid 3.5" of lift in the back to cancel out that saggy rear end. Just thought I'd share with you guys because I know a lot of people are asking where to get springs from. Apparently 92-95 civics is another one to add to the list!

drmix

Can you post some pics? I know that these springs can be had for almost nothing

Smeddy2

Yeah I can try to take some pics later today. My phone says there isn't enough space on it right now to take any pictures.

drmix

Also were they the front or rear springs from the civic?

Smeddy2

I tried both and they both fit. They are the same length but the front ones I imagine have a stiffer spring rate since most of the weight is up there. So you could go with the front coils if you need more pay load and don't mind the ride sacrifice or you could go with the rears for a softer ride but same height increase. My measurement from top of rim to bottom of fender before was around 11" and after was about14" if I remember correctly.

BigSwole

How do the civic springs ride? What is the lb of them compared to the regular zuk'n ones?

Smeddy2

I am not sure what the spring rate is but it rides good. The back absorbs the bumps just as well as the front now and it is a night and day difference from what it was.

The civic springs are wider on one end and narrower on the other. I put the wide end over the rubber stop on the leaf pack and the narrow end fit in the bump stop on the frame.

I couldn't get a straight on side picture because I'm at work but you get the gist.

drmix

Looks pretty good. I might have to find some civic springs

drmix

Do you know which model of civic they came out of? Hatchback, coupe or sedan?

Smeddy2

They came out of a 94 civic DX coupe with a manual transmission. I would guess that all models would probably fit but you might get different spring rates between automatic/manual transmissions and body styles. If I were you I would bring a tape measure with you to measure the springs before you buy them just to be sure. Or if you don't want to go through the hassle, I know for sure the car listed above works! Before I got my truck, civics were my forte. It has been my experience that almost everything on those cars are VERY similar and most stuff is interchangeable.

MaDkAtT44

awesome idea, love it when you find useful stuff in the scrap pile. this is just what i was looking for

Jcas

Sorry just to reiterate, you mentioned sawzall action did you cut just 1/4" of excess difference?

streetlancer

iTrader: (1)

X2, just goes to show what a little imagination can do. I just wanted to add a little more to this thread instead of starting a new one. 2000-2005 toyota celica springs work well too, without any cutting! I installed lowering springs on my 01 celica & used the old ones to do my zuk mod. These springs only measure 12" so it probably only corrected the sag with a little lift.

Pics to prove it:






Oh, and with 33s


Pic of the celica

stanz

iTrader: (1)

Did you use the Celica front or rear springs?

Smeddy2

I used the sawzall to cut the upper bump stops. I cut them so there was approximately 1" of the bump stop left. Then I placed the spring over the lower bump stop and slid (more like man-handled) the spring into the upper cut bump stop with a 4 ft pry bar.

That is awesome that the celica springs work out as well! This is sounding like there are some pretty good junkyard fixes out there.

Smeddy2