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Hey guys...
As you can see in the pic, the front of my car sits kinda high. I talked to the owner before me and he said it sat lower untill he put lakewood 90/10's on it. My question, can i lower the front by cutting the coil springs, if so will this affect the 90/10's in any way? I would like the car to have a lower/more agressive stance.
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Discussion starter · #5 ·
The Motor is in it, in the picture it is not. It lowered about 2 inches when the motor was put in, but still sits high.

I never said the shocks were binding?!?!?!?....

So anyway...what should i safely cut? i dont want it dragging on the ground...

Thanks guys
Ed
 
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I don't know how tuned your suspension is but cutting a coil will make your front springs stiffer. Best way to lower the nose is to use lowering springs, or as mentioned earlier drop spindles.
 
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Originally posted by Rad Racer:
I don't know how tuned your suspension is but cutting a coil will make your front springs stiffer. Best way to lower the nose is to use lowering springs, or as mentioned earlier drop spindles.
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Depending on what you want to do---stiffer springs are not a bad thing.
 
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Were the front springs changed out? It does sit unusually high. I think 66chevyIISS has a good idea about installing 6 cyl. springs or you might try Moroso Drag springs. If you decide on the Moroso's you will need to have the weight to get the right ones.
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears to be a SBC w/iron heads, steel hood - guessing that nothing has been removed under the hood to save weight right? How low do you want it? A set of Moroso small block drag springs might come close but you'll probably have to cut 1/2 to 1 full coil out of them depending on where you want it to sit. When my car used to have the small block in it (no a/c), steel hood, moroso drag springs for SBC (uncut) with 2" drop spindles it sat pretty low. I could just barely get a jack under the crossmember. HTH..
 
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Yes its a SBC iron heads, steel hood just no inner fenders or heater. I'm going for brodix heads this winter which will be less weight, and a cowl hood. Right now the car is stiff, and if i lower it i was scared it would get sloppy/loose. I don't mind about stiffness because its very stiff now with the 90/10's.

This is about what i'm looking for here....

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The cheapest thing you can do now is just take an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel on it and cut 1/2 coil off your springs and see if you like it's stance??

You probably will need to install a bolt to hold the coil ends position since it won't be in the right spot with respect to the other end tho..

And keep on cutting 1/2 a coil at a time until you like the height!!

pdq67

PS., the cut spring end butt's up to the bolt is all....

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Moroso Drag Springs (the light ones) uncut with 2" drop spindles will put it about that height with the steel hood & iron heads.

If you go with just a spring cut, that front end height you're looking for will put the lower a-arm bump stop almost on the frame FYI.
 
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