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LS4FieroGuy
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MAR 12, 10:20 AM
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So if I'm lowering my car (88 with both sway bars) and I don't want it sitting too low but still maybe drop an inch so I simply cut 1 inch of all four coils? ------------------
Joshua Seeger
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Vintage-Nut
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MAR 12, 11:21 AM
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FYI - Stock '88 sits little higher in the front than the rear.
If you want to level the car; perhaps only lower the front and look at Rodney Dickman's Lowering Front Ball Joints than cutting spring coils....:
https://rodneydickman.com/p....php?products_id=158------------------
Original Owner of a Silver '88 GT
Under 'Production Refurbishment' @ 136k Miles
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Spadesluck
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MAR 12, 12:53 PM
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When you cut springs, the measurement tool is how much coil you cut. If you cut 1 full coil off it will probably drop the car a little more than an inch. I would suggest only cutting a half a coil to start with.
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAR 12, 08:32 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Vintage-Nut:
FYI - Stock '88 sits little higher in the front than the rear.
If you want to level the car; perhaps only lower the front and look at Rodney Dickman's Lowering Front Ball Joints than cutting spring coils....:
https://rodneydickman.com/p....php?products_id=158
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i found a weird thing where somebody did that to a 87 gt. now sure why you would lower the back by an inch with a stiffer spring though..
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAR 12, 08:34 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by LS4FieroGuy:
So if I'm lowering my car (88 with both sway bars) and I don't want it sitting too low but still maybe drop an inch so I simply cut 1 inch of all four coils?
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i wouldnt cut the springs. use the lowering balljoints or a set of lowering springs. you dont wanna cut these since the spring rates arent gonna be right.
also you measure with half coils not inches when cutting
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Patrick
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MAR 12, 11:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
i found a weird thing where somebody did that to a 87 gt. now sure why you would lower the back by an inch with a stiffer spring though..
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If you don't want the suspension bottoming out with a lowered car, it only makes sense to use stiffer springs.
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAR 13, 12:48 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
If you don't want the suspension bottoming out with a lowered car, it only makes sense to use stiffer springs. |
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no Patrick. the front was the stock 87 springs still and the rear had einbach lowering springs.
it was a very weird fiero setup
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Patrick
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MAR 13, 12:54 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
the front was the stock 87 springs still and the rear had einbach lowering springs.
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With no lowering ball joints in the front? Why would anyone do that? Makes no sense to lower the back but not the front.
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LS4FieroGuy
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MAR 13, 12:31 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
i wouldnt cut the springs. use the lowering balljoints or a set of lowering springs. you dont wanna cut these since the spring rates arent gonna be right.
also you measure with half coils not inches when cutting |
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Well I've got a set of extra front springs and it's the cheapest route. But I do want the car to sit level. So maybe would I just cut one coil off the front and half a coil on the back? Or should I leave the rear alone.
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Vintage-Nut
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MAR 13, 12:44 PM
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Do the front first; then decide if the rear needs to be lowered or not...
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