I'm beginning a restore project on my 69 Z28. It currently has all original springs (5-leaf rear/coil). When restoring the car, is it highly recommended that the leaf & coil springs be replaced? It's a low-milage car (27k). Thanks!

Welcome to TC Dennis.
A Z/28 with 5 leafs is a rare car. What options do you have?

What I did was have my leafs taken apart and re-arched. Some people have good to say about re-arching. I am happy with the results. It has been over 2 years and no problems. Good spring shops have the measurements to compare. I replaced the fronts with Moog 6308's. Look in my showroom to see how the car sits. It measures close to the factory AIM measurements.

I wouldn't replace the leaf springs ... But you may want to think about having them re-arched. The spring place will return them to factory spec. By doing that the car will have the same original stance and to re-arch the spring, they will be taken apart and inspected. When I did my 5 leaf rear springs, several hair cracks were discovered that I may not have found if the springs were not pulled apart. The re-arching also made a world of difference in the how the rear sits. The front coil springs if worn ... are cheap enough to replace. But I would hold onto the original pair.

Thanks for the reply Gary. You asked about the option on the Z28. It has a vinyl top, tilt wheel, Rally Sport, fold-down back seat, headlamp washers.

I replaced the fronts with Moog 6308's. Look in my showroom to see how the car sits.

That pic of your car when it was red is what convinced Mark (69METALMAN) and I to use those springs in his yellow Z. The ones I pulled out of it measured similar to a BB spring and were painted black which led me to believe they had been replaced. The new 6308s were considerably shorter.

We'll have to wait and see, but we're wanting a similar stance as your car :thumbsup:

Dennis, with your car being lower mileage, I would think you are probably okay with using the leafs without re-arching them.

That pic of your car when it was red is what convinced Mark (69METALMAN) and I to use those springs in his yellow Z. The ones I pulled out of it measured similar to a BB spring and were painted black which led me to believe they had been replaced. The new 6308s were considerably shorter.

We'll have to wait and see, but we're wanting a similar stance as your car :thumbsup:

Dennis, with your car being lower mileage, I would think you are probably okay with using the leafs without re-arching them.

Coming from you that is a real compliment. :) Of course my car should be blue any day. The driveway is sloped about 1" where the car sits.

It rides a little rough as it should. It corners fairly flat (driving like the old man I am). No autocross here.