I was looking at my ride the other day, and found it to be very high off the ground, higher than my 2002 Chevy Impala, which I think is high. So, since I'm tight on money right now, because I have to change my head gaskets, I was thinking, what if I flip my leaf spring upside down? That would lower the car considerably correct? So with that said, what complications would I face? Such as; Tire rubbing, handling (pretty sure would be better), wheel wells not big enough...you know, all that crap.

However, if I take some leafs out, wouldn't that also lower my ride? Also make it smoother? How many leafs does my car have anyway...(if any of you know off the top, ill look tomorrow)

If anyone has done this, please guide me a little bit.

I know jack shit about older cars, but i can tell ya this much, the idea of flipping leaf springs around does not sound safe / good at all.


I dont think those cars need to be lowered anyway.

You can certainly flip the leaf springs around. I've done it before. Complications you might have is the axle not having enough clearance and hitting the frame.

You probably don't want to remove leaves. The problem with doing this is axle wrap during acceleration especially if your engine has a lot of torque.

How are you going to lower the front to match the back?

Sergei - Spend your money and time getting your Seville mechanically sorted out and don't modify it from "original." From the pictures you've displayed you seem to have a really nice example of a "notchback" Seville .........cosmetically the car car appears to be in really good condition for its' age. If you modify it you will only take away from its' market value by making it a far less attractive car than it is now to the potential collector.

Spend your time and money getting the car back in good running condition with all the accessories working, you will have a gem of a car that will make you proud and the envy of all age groups. If you must modify the car .... find another car!

Sergei - Spend your money and time getting your Seville mechanically sorted out and don't modify it from "original." From the pictures you've displayed you seem to have a really nice example of a "notchback" Seville .........cosmetically the car car appears to be in really good condition for its' age. If you modify it you will only take away from its' market value by making it a far less attractive car than it is now to the potential collector.

Spend your time and money getting the car back in good running condition with all the accessories working, you will have a gem of a car that will make you proud and the envy of all age groups. If you must modify the car .... find another car!

Good avice. But the other day I was rammed off the road by a drunk, and I ended up hitting a fence. Got a couple of dents and scratches, chrome bumper is scratched, and my right wheel has shifted back. Since car couldnt pass smog, no insurance, so everything is out of my pocket. On the bottom from hitting a curb before a fence I bent my subframe in the middle by transmission.

Best way to lower rear is to put spacer blocks between the axle housing and leaf spring. A one inch block lowers car one inch! ride does not change.

Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you are OK! Sounds like major damage to your car. Good luck with what you decide to do with it.

Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you are OK! Sounds like major damage to your car. Good luck with what you decide to do with it.

Thank you, due to the car being nice and made of steel, I am OK, but my car on the other side, not too good. My right tire shifted back due to the impact from the curb, it didnt shift much though, but enough to rub on the wheel well. So, for a quick cheap fix, I cut out the part where it was rubbing. FIXED THAT!...Now, I've got to get new frames for the headlight, the plastic ones. After that, get a new paint job, and thats when they get the dents out of the fender. My CAMBER and TOE are messed up, so I've got to straighten those out. The curb also hit my transmission pan, and dented it enough to hit the gears, and now the car sounds like an RC car because the gear wheels hit the tranny fluid pan. After thats all done, gotta replace my subframe because it dented, and we're good to go. So, I'm in for some big bucks, as far as subframe. Oh, also my shocks are leaking now. And my front bumper took some beating, and is now lower on drivers side than passenger side, so now I've got to take it to a body shop and see if I can get the dents out. Approx cost: ~$1856.78 is an estimate for everything. So my plan is, since car wont pass smog, is call the guy who sold it to me, because in California theres a law, saying if you sell a car which cant pass smog, the seller is responsible for the cost of fixing/repairing the car, no matter if he sold it "AS IS." And if he refuses, I'll take him to small claims court, after that, I'll try to trade the car in, if I wont have enough money to fix it by then.

Things to fix/replace;

Subframe
Headlight Frames
Paint/Dents - (Fender)
Shocks
A-Arm Bushings
Front Bumper
Tranny Fluid Pan

How are you going to lower the front to match the back?

Spring compressor clamps.