Huge Rake?

[MFE92]

OK, that first pic is ridiculous. Are you SURE it doesn't have spacers on the LCA's or upper spring perches?

 

[ratio411]

Holey cow!
That is tremendous rake.
(They used to call it 'stink-bug')

There is something going on there besides just the usual springs and shocks.
Something has been modded in an unconventional way for it to look like that.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Yup....picks of the control arm area please. Something tells me there are plates, or spacer welded onto the spring perches. There's no spring on earth that should make the back end sit that high!?!

 

[StangGT1995]

That looks like the rear has a lift on it, not lowering springs!

 

[ThatKidsNotch]

I'm 90% sure I will look tonight when I get home but when I installed the springs and control arms everything looked normal...when I had just the rear lowering springs in I put it on the ground and it was level to the stock ones up front


More pics to follow...

 

[Riverart]

look for structural damage

 

[tannerc91gt]

You know nothing about rake. That's the race car NOT on jack stands right now

 

[gearheadboy]

You know nothing about rake. That's the race car NOT on jack stands right now

But why?

 

[tannerc91gt]

Clearance issues. It's not staying that way haha just got to that point last night and remembered this thread

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Clearance issues. It's not staying that way haha just got to that point last night and remembered this thread

Looks mean though.

 

[gearheadboy]

Clearance issues. It's not staying that way haha just got to that point last night and remembered this thread

What I meant was if its not on jack stands, what is holding it up?

 

[Bullitt347]

You know nothing about rake. That's the race car NOT on jack stands right now

I bet the instant center is like 40 feet in front of the car.

 

[ThatKidsNotch]

ok soo just went and checked it out again and nothing seems out of the ordinary except something that looks kind of like a spacer on top of the shocks...i dunno if its normal so you guys tell me...heres some pictures poo:ty ones sorry)

 

[ThatKidsNotch]

 

[gearheadboy]

Well, the pics are a bit close. The thing on top of the shock is the stock washer below the bushing. All is good there. They appear to be factory Ford shocks. Now with that said the pic is too close to tell but they could be factory Ford shocks from something else, and appear to be really long to me. BUT if it is on the ground and you can bounce it up and down, the shock is NOT holding it up in the rear. It would bottom out on the shock if it was.

 

[gearheadboy]

You posted a better pic now. The shocks are ok. It looks as though there are rubber insulators on top of the spring that could get you a little lower if removed and the spring could be indexed wrong. I can't see if the end of the spring is in the groove in the perch. I'd check the part number on the spring to make sure it is right for the application. If it is, its chop the spring time.

 

[ThatKidsNotch]

yea sorry the pics suck...but i cant figure out what it is. Im starting to think its the front end its very very stiff and very low to the ground i cant get any fingers between the fender and tire but it doesnt rub?

 

[gearheadboy]

If that picture is truly the car on the ground with no jack, your problem is clearly in the rear.

 

[ThatKidsNotch]

yea that really is on the ground with no jack...im just running out of ideas of what it could be

 

[gearheadboy]

SPRINGS