Moroso Trick Drag Springs - how many coils to cut?

Freaking nightmare!!!

jerry beach said:

Sounds like you just need a different spring compressor. You are right, coilovers are easy to put in, as long as you check clearance real well with the wheel in all positions. If you had a good inside coil spring compressor, you would have no problem. Check the part #'s carefully and make sure they sent you the right ones for your car.

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I think your right, but I am done messing with it. I think it would be alot easier at work, but at home, PITA. I am so frustrated, this whole project has become a nightmare, and I really don't understand how! I had a gut feeling that I should go with coil overs, when am I going to learn to go with these feelings because everytime I go against them I get in a jam. I just didn't want to have to buy C/C plates yet, but now since I have them, might as well go with my original plan. Here is what I have been through so far:

First I am happy because I ordered the stuff from jegs:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=487211
Then I have all kinds of shipping issues:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=489556
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=491719
Finally I get everything and start dissasembling the front end and find all kinds of other crap I need:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=493353
Then I waste all kinds of time and money on the controll arms:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=493594

So this project's budget so far has been:
2 x Lakewood 90/10's $180
2 x Lakewood 50/50's $80
2 x Moroso Rear Springs $100
2 x Moroso Front springs $100
QA1 C/C Plates $155
Poly bushings and ball joints for stock controll arms $105.

So I have spent $720 so far, only intended to spend $460, and the time and energy has been equally as draining. Since the Moroso springs are giving me hell I'm going to spend $200 on front coil overs. This justifies my C/C plates but it completly makes my time and effort with the stock controll arms a waste. After time and effort is considered, It would have been much better deal to get aftermarket A-Arms

So in all, I have lost my a$$ in this project, I guess that's what I get for cutting corners. Live and learn. Maby when all is said and done it will be worth it all.

With coil overs, you install the spring over the strut, then install it as a unit on the car, right?

I might try messing with the Moroso's one more time using spacers on the installer.

Oh yeah, the QA1 C/C plates are steel, pretty beefy, I had to enlarge the holes on the strut tower to get them in.