I have a set of Big Block springs that I removed less than a quarter of a coil from when it had stock spring perches on it and it rode like a lumber truck.
I replaced the perches with Ot's roller perches and it did allow spring movment plus a whole new handling and ride,the front came down about 1in also
and it looks good.
Well......It seemed that the engine had some oil issues, it started to drink a quart in 75-100 miles.
But on the plus side it gave me an excuse to pull it and throw on some of the parts I have been collecting.
While I thought that I might be losing some front weight by removing the cast parts and replacing them with alum peices it seems that it gain a few pounds more.
Now when I pass over a swell in the road the headers smack the pavement when the front comes back down.
I know they are a slight bit lower than the stock exhaust (the lower tubes hang below where the old pipes were) but they never hit except if I took a steep driveway too fast.
Now some say that cutting the coils make for stiffer spring rates,
but this is not happening here.
Should I buy a new set of stock BB springs and replace them?
Or Will a pair of 1in poly spring pads make up for the drop and travel.
I need to do something before I have a set of flat lower tubed Hookers.
Any Ideas fellow stanger's?
PB
ps. eng pic's are in mach motor folder,
http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r237/mach1rider/