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BadNewsBrendan
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MAR 10, 06:59 PM
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I cut the front springs on my 84 (no rubber bushings but I do have some off an 86). Do people typically put the cut side up or down? A little worried it will pop off of the retainer it sits around if I put the cut side down but the bottom side does have the indention for the spring end to sit in so that it doesn't spin. ------------------
"America is all about speed, hot nasty bad-ass speed" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Tetanus
1984 3800 II SC Build
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Patrick
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MAR 10, 07:32 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by BadNewsBrendan:
A little worried it will pop off of the retainer it sits around if I put the cut side down but the bottom side does have the indention for the spring end to sit in so that it doesn't spin.
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Don't know how the spring is going to go anywhere. Put the cut end down, sitting correctly in the indentation.
I hope you realize that lowering the front suspension by cutting the springs (or by using lowering springs) will now require you to shorten that metal cone. No, shortening the rubber bumper (removed in the above photo) isn't the answer. You want that cushioning there. The metal cone itself needs to be shortened. Otherwise you'll be bottoming out against the rubber bump stops continuously... and you do not want that. Read about it Here.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 03-10-2020).]
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pmbrunelle
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MAR 10, 08:21 PM
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I remember my slightly cut springs being quite hard to install; being a fair amount longer than the space available to them at full droop. You would have to cut the spring a lot for it to become slack at full droop.
The spring should always be secure in its perches, even at full droop. If you have slack, you're into the domain of hackjob modifications.[This message has been edited by pmbrunelle (edited 03-10-2020).]
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BadNewsBrendan
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MAR 11, 08:32 AM
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Thanks for the replies and links, I cut out about .75 inch probably from the rh bump stop and tested it with the wheel on and no spring to make sure it would hit the bump stop before the tire hits the wheel well cover. That side should be ready to go back together and just need to start on the bumpstop on the other side ------------------
"America is all about speed, hot nasty bad-ass speed" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Tetanus
1984 3800 II SC Build
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