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Cutting Coil Springs Posted by Steve69 on 10/11/2009, 6:51 pm 68.72.201.30 I picked up my new tires for my Bullit rims and mounted them on my 69 Stang yesterday. I rebuilt my front end and did the shelby Drop with 550 coil springs 1" drop. I see I need to lower the front end some more. I know this has been brought up before. How much should I cut off? Start with a 1/3 of coil first? I needa couple of inches maybe 3". Thanks again Steve69  Post an Intelligent Response

Re: Cutting Coil Springs Posted by ultrastang on 10/11/2009, 11:22 pm, in reply to "Cutting Coil Springs" 32.176.0.72 If the springs are new, it's probably best to leave them in the car for a while [under a load] to give them time to settle out. If your car is operational, drive it so the springs get some compression cycling on them. Measure the wheel well opening height on your car now and keep a track of it for a few weeks to gauge if the springs are compressing and by how much. Cutting an unseasoned [new] pair of springs right off may result in your car being a lot lower, in the end, than you would like for it to be. Once the settling has stopped, start by removing only 1/4th of a coil at a time. This can be time consuming, but it's better to take it in small increments than to take too much off. If you take too much at once, you can't put it back without buying new springs. Also, the more you cut off a coil spring, the stiffer they become. Ultrastang Performance Camden, Arkansas http://www.ultrastang.com  Post an Intelligent Response

Re: Cutting Coil Springs Posted by Steve69 on 10/12/2009, 6:32 am, in reply to "Re: Cutting Coil Springs" 68.72.201.30 Thanks for the info Ultrastang  Post an Intelligent Response

Adjustable spring spacers! Posted by DC on 10/12/2009, 9:54 am, in reply to "Re: Cutting Coil Springs" 76.235.166.84 I bought a pair of adjustable spring spacers from SCP and they worked great. I over shortened a set of springs to make room for the spacers. On most front ends there is plenty of room for the set-up. Make sure you start with a slightly less rate spring that you want since a shortened spring will have a higher rate. As the front settled over the first few hundred miles I adjusted the spacers back to the height I wanted.  Post an Intelligent Response

Re: Cutting Coil Springs Posted by Mach1_Ron on 10/12/2009, 10:45 am, in reply to "Re: Cutting Coil Springs" Mach1 Owner Since 1978 Weird, I cut my springs 10 years ago or more and have NEVER had the car SETTLE. It is the Height it was the 1st time the cut springs were installed? So, I guess it doesn't ALWAYS happen... The OLDER I get, the FASTER I was.....  Post an Intelligent Response

Re: Adjustable spring spacers! Posted by Steve69 on 10/12/2009, 11:37 am, in reply to "Adjustable spring spacers!" 12.232.203.99 John at opentracker said basicaly install the new spings and bounce the front end up and down a few times and thats about how much the springs will settle. Hey Mach1_Ron those 275-40-17 look great on the back of my 17x8 rims. Im glad I went with them. Hey DC what company is SCP. Thats sounds like a great Idea also. Thanks Steve69  Post an Intelligent Response

Re: Adjustable spring spacers! Posted by Mach1_Ron on 10/12/2009, 12:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Adjustable spring spacers!" Mach1 Owner Since 1978 Glad the Tires and Wheels worked out...PICS? The OLDER I get, the FASTER I was.....  Post an Intelligent Response

Re: Adjustable spring spacers! Posted by Steve69 on 10/12/2009, 1:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Adjustable spring spacers!" 12.232.203.99 I take some when I get the stang pulled out of the garage.  Post an Intelligent Response

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