when i bought my car i got a bunch of new/ used parts with it. among those parts were new coil springs. i assumed the guy got the right ones for the car, he seemed like he knew enough to do that. they were a name brand, but i forget the name right now. anyway, my PROBLEM is, the car is still sitting about 2 inches too high after letting the springs settle with 150 miles of driving. now, these could be the correct springs and it's riding high because i have cut about 100 pounds off the car's front due to alum heads, intake, water pump, radiator. would this be enough difference to make it sit up noticeably high?
the car is a '68 SS conv 4 speed without air cond. i am assuming i have the coils for a BB, no air, convertible right now. if so, what do i do? order springs for a smallblock conv? BB coupe? smallblock with air? any help is appreciated.
thanks
glenn

Have the control arm bushings been replaced? If so, were they tightened with the weight on the front, and not on stands with the suspension in full-droop? This is a pretty common mistake.

yes, i did replace and tighten them without weight on the car. can this really cause it to ride high? correct me if i'm wrong, but once you hit your first dip in the road, wouldn't they 'correct' themselves?

yes, i did replace and tighten them without weight on the car. can this really cause it to ride high? correct me if i'm wrong, but once you hit your first dip in the road, wouldn't they 'correct' themselves?

Ride high - yes, because they are bound, binded up, however the hell one puts it when something is in a state of bind.

No, it wont correct itself.

okay, it won't take but a second to loosen them up and then i'll report back to you guys if and how much it drops.

thanks,
glenn

okay, it won't take but a second to loosen them up and then i'll report back to you guys if and how much it drops.

thanks,
glenn

Loosen it all up, give it few good bounces on the front end and then crawl back under and tighten her back up.

Roll the car ahead and back a few times between bounces. As ride height changes, the track-width changes slightly too, so if sitting in one spot, the tires will try to hold it up a little too.

i tried this and it didn't make any difference. what did make a difference was adding about 125 lbs of weight to the front of the car. i even tightened the bushings back up tight with the weight on it and as i removed the weight the car came back up on it's own just sitting there! so i think this 'bushing bind' is a myth since i essentially bound the bushings and watched them unbind. imagine how many more psi are on the springs when you go through a dip at 40 mph than when it's just sitting still? after reading other posts, i'm going to call this coil spring specialties place people rave about.

thanks,
glenn

let me know what you find! I have the same darn problem

thanks
eric