FRPP B spring dead coil question.....

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ccmpower90

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I have a 96 GT and recently installed my B springs on it. They look pretty good. I've had them on for about 2 weeks now. I saw where some people were saying they had directions in their boxes for cutting the "dead coil" on the rear springs. I only had springs in mine with no directions for this. Does anyone know where I can see these directions? I wanted to take a look at them and see what this is all about. Thanks for you input. Does anyone have any opinions on cutting the dead coil on the B springs?

 

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Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

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You would cut it where the red line is. Im thinking of cutting the dead coil on my b-springs as well. Especially now that when I had the car on jackstands and the rear end fully extended down I could get the rear springs out without lowering the LCAs. There was a space between the LCA and the bottom of the springs.

 

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ItsStock02 said:

You would cut it where the red line is. Im thinking of cutting the dead coil on my b-springs as well. Especially now that when I had the car on jackstands and the rear end fully extended down I could get the rear springs out without lowering the LCAs. There was a space between the LCA and the bottom of the springs.

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So, is it safe to assume that cutting that dead coil off on that marked spot will even the backend with the frontend? Thanks for your input.

 

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im pretty sure it will lower the car another .5"

 

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Thanks for the info. Im going to take a look at them later this week and see what I can do with them.

 

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ItsStock02 said:

You would cut it where the red line is. Im thinking of cutting the dead coil on my b-springs as well. Especially now that when I had the car on jackstands and the rear end fully extended down I could get the rear springs out without lowering the LCAs. There was a space between the LCA and the bottom of the springs.

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sorry to steal the tread but i got a set of bsprings that am going to put in my 02 gt. how much of a space was there ? and do u have the iso installed?

 

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I have the isolators in both front and back. I checked the measurements last night and it looks like there is maybe about 1/2 inch difference between the front and back spaces. I'll double check them again before I do any cutting of the rear dead coil.

 

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I cut the dead coils off my B springs over the weekend and the car handles the bumps fine. No problems at all. Not to mention they were a little easier to get in after I cut them!