I have a 67 coupe which was originally a 6 cyl car. I swapped in a 302/AOD
Disk brakes, 9", etc.
When I rebuilt the front end, I replaced the very weak 6cyl front coil springs.
I ordered the coils from Glaziers (who has been very good by the way) and at thier recommendation, used #8088 which is a 258lb capacity coil.
my front wheels cleared just fine in the garage, but when my wife and I got in the car for a ride, the right front wheel caught the lip of the passenger fender and rippped off my chrome trim. Luckily, it did no fender damage.
The issue turns out to be the amount of spring compression when there is two people in the car. The front drops 1 1/2" with 2 people in the car!
I emailed Glaziers and Fred replied back, suggesting the #8090 coil which has a 291 LB capacity.
I wanted to see if anyone else has any words of wisdom or experince with which coil I should use.
Thanks in advance
Disk brakes, 9", etc.
When I rebuilt the front end, I replaced the very weak 6cyl front coil springs.
I ordered the coils from Glaziers (who has been very good by the way) and at thier recommendation, used #8088 which is a 258lb capacity coil.
my front wheels cleared just fine in the garage, but when my wife and I got in the car for a ride, the right front wheel caught the lip of the passenger fender and rippped off my chrome trim. Luckily, it did no fender damage.
The issue turns out to be the amount of spring compression when there is two people in the car. The front drops 1 1/2" with 2 people in the car!
I emailed Glaziers and Fred replied back, suggesting the #8090 coil which has a 291 LB capacity.
I wanted to see if anyone else has any words of wisdom or experince with which coil I should use.
Thanks in advance