Has anyone used the roller spring perches? Are they worth the $250 and why? I completed the Shelby drop and heard they help with the suspension geometry on lowered cars??? My other front suspension parts include 620 springs and Koni shocks. I also boxed my upper and lower control arms for strength. Thanks.
Rollerized Spring Perches?
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10secgoal said:
2bav8 linked to an article on Opentracker's spring perches about 2 weeks ago. there was some background filler and some tech info in the article.
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jerry S said:
Here you go:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=603796
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The forum member discount is $175 including shipping in the US. Send me a PM here or a email to [email protected] . Not sure where you got the price quote but $250 is a lot to spend on roller perches.
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What is involved with installing these perches? Do you need any special tools? If you can do it yourself, how long would such a job take?
What is involved with installing these perches? Do you need any special tools? If you can do it yourself, how long would such a job take?
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So you only have to compress the springs, pull them out, replace the roller perches, and then re-install the springs? Is it that simple?
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jerry S said:
No - check this out. It's a little How-To page at Fordmuscle. The tool can be purchased or rented.
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2005/12/RollerSpringPerch/index3.php
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Opentracker said:
thanks for the info. I doubt I can rent anything like that here and will prolly have to buy one stateside.
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jerry S said:
Use the center cross-member to jack up the front of the car and get both wheels off the ground to change the springs. It makes the job a lot easier as otherwise (when jacking one side at a time) you are fighting the sway bar.
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$30.00 for the spring compressor through NPD
It is a little on the long side for Mustang springs. I had to add a short length of pipe between the washers to keep the threaded shaft from bottoming on the spring perch, and that worked out perfectly as the head stayed above the shock tower.
One other tip: handle the compressed spring with care. If you can, use only one hand to grab around the outside of the spring (preferably not your "favored" hand), and lay it aside, on it's side.
Scott
It is a little on the long side for Mustang springs. I had to add a short length of pipe between the washers to keep the threaded shaft from bottoming on the spring perch, and that worked out perfectly as the head stayed above the shock tower.
One other tip: handle the compressed spring with care. If you can, use only one hand to grab around the outside of the spring (preferably not your "favored" hand), and lay it aside, on it's side.
Scott
i have 750 springs on my car and don't even have to look at a spring compressor to get them out, they basically just fall out when you jack the car up and remove the shocks. can't wait 'til i do the shelby drop, springs will be so easy to remove then i'll probably be able to do both sides in 30 minutes or less
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bnickel said:
When the cars get to that point, we put the shock, spring and perch in as one unit (tip from Billgear). Saves time and neck pain being able to bolting the shock to the spring perch on the bench, rather than on the car.
John
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