coil over spring question

[racer_inboston]

well bros i've had a 1990 gt, with lots of mods including a Granatelli front coil over kit, and 17 cobra wheels. the springs that came with the kit are 10 inch 300lb springs. i love the handling but the stance is a bit too high fro me, even at the lowes range on the kit. I do not have the caster/camber plates. do you guys think if i change to the grantelli 8 INCH springs i can change the stance look? and would i need caster/camber plates?

the fornt tire/wheelwell has a 4 inch gap and my rears have a 2 inch gap, mind you the rear is all stock, with exeption to copm engeneering 3 way adjustable shocks...

 

[jef0509]

not related but..

how do you like those granatelli coil overs?? how low is your stang? would you have the same problem with other coil-overs not lowering the car enough? thanks.

 

[perkys stang]

Sounds to me that your spring rate is to high and the spring isn't compressing any.... I would think 300 is a little high.... I would look into a lower rate spring and 10" is pretty short..

 

[Matt90GT]

First off you should purchase some Metal CC Plates. The stock units do not locate the strut at all. vertically or laterally. MM or J&M plates work great.

For the springs, yes you can use a shorter length unit to lower down the car. one of the advantages of the coilover springs is you can get them from about anyone and they are under $100 for the pair. All you have to know is the diameter, spring length and rate.

 

[racer_inboston]

matt90gt

i would assume by stating the gap of well to tire the stance is givem sorry i got no pics..
MATT90GT tks, i think i 've got 2.5 diameter by 10 inch and rate is 300lb, i was thinking with an 8 inch spring..

and as for Perky i think your statement woul dbe true if i had stock spring set up for the front, 10inch would be short, but in a coilover for lowering purposes its not, my set up used to be 14 inch springs on coilovers with 100 lbs springs, i had a great launch for drag, but i'm more into lowering adjustability and handling....
tks bros

 

[racer_inboston]

ok, here's the stance, a pic if you must..tks guys..
also i just posted a question about a upr quadrant i'm having some issues with, tks..
Racer

 

[racer_inboston]

Ok on my second stang, a convertible 92 this time, I'm lookin gto do the same granatelly coilover set up BUT...this time i want to go with the 8inch long 2.5" diameter 300lb linear spring rate. I called granatelli over and they said their springs are 12 inch long? what! i ordered mine almost 2 yrs ago for the car that started this thread, and it was a 10 inch spring i got... either way the techs there say they have no idea as to the stance this set up will give you with a 12", 10" 0R 8" SPRING, TKS FOR NOTHING GRANTELLI!!!!