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Anonymous Posted on Dec 23, 2010

Rear suspension collapse,can it be replaced with heavy duty springs?

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The answer to your question is yes. They do sell a replacement springs for that vehicle.You may have air bags on the rear that appear to be leaking down you might check the air lines for leaks but most the time its the bags themselves that are leaking. This could get expensive replacing the bags the alternative to this is take them out and install coil springs with shocks. They sell the replacement conversion springs to your vehicle in a set the shocks will have to be purchased seperately. I did this to a lincoln town car for a customer of mine worked out well and didnt even notice a difference in the ride. Instructions will come with it and how to disable the wire so that the air suspension light will not come on.

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