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V8 Thumper
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posted 02-15-2003 10:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for V8 Thumper   Click Here to Email V8 Thumper     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Posted here (rather than Racing) since my car is much more 'street' than it is 'strip'.

I'm wanting to drop the front end of my car an inch or so. Factory GT coil springs up front... are they in fact HD springs?

Alex suggested non a/c V8 springs (compressed & banded for a week prior to install). Are the non-a/c springs shorter, or thinner gauge coils, or both? My car is REAL rough in the front suspension; GT coils with a buncha aluminum under the hood. KYB shocks FYI. Would 6 cyl springs be an option for a street car?

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Moneymaker
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posted 02-15-2003 10:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by V8 Thumper:
Posted here (rather than Racing) since my car is much more 'street' than it is 'strip'.

I'm wanting to drop the front end of my car an inch or so. Factory GT coil springs up front... are they in fact HD springs?

Alex suggested non a/c V8 springs (compressed & banded for a week prior to install). Are the non-a/c springs shorter, or thinner gauge coils, or both? My car is REAL rough in the front suspension; GT coils with a buncha aluminum under the hood. KYB shocks FYI. Would 6 cyl springs be an option for a street car?


Six cylinder springs are shorter and smaller diameter wire. They will fatigue much quicker, especially on a street car. They also have a propensity for breaking.

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V8 Thumper
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posted 02-15-2003 10:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for V8 Thumper   Click Here to Email V8 Thumper     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
They can break??? Well, that takes care of the 6 cyl spring option

Are GT coils in fact HD's? What would I have to lose by compressing and banding my coils?

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kcode
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posted 02-15-2003 10:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for kcode   Click Here to Email kcode     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I think that the standard GT springs had a rating of 475 lbs

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RADRIDE
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posted 02-16-2003 08:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for RADRIDE   Click Here to Email RADRIDE     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
620s from any parts dealer will drop a inch.Mine are Magnas from Mustang Plus.Been on car for years with no problems.Its a race car driven on the street.

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horseballz
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posted 02-18-2003 12:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for horseballz   Click Here to Email horseballz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thumper,
I can understand your desire to cure the roughness in the front suspension, but fail to see why you would want to lower the front at all ! From the pics I've seen of your car, I think that it has just about the most perfect attitude and stance that I've seen to date of any early coupe. Definitely one of the best looking rides around. GREAT CAR
Just my $.02
Gene

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