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I am running 7"-250 in the rear, I needed the smaller spring to go lower, but now that I've got all this extra room I may put my 10" spring on it, I forget the rate I think its 175 but its a little softer.
I am not very good when it comes to just picturing this stuff, but if you lower the control arm, and the spring sits lower wouldnt the body just come down and sit lower as well relative to the spring? I mean the body sits on the spring so what else would be stopping it from sitting on the spring with the control arm lower
yea.. parralel with the ground.
the angle of the control arms plays a huge factor in how the suspension works. so if 90LXcoupe lowers the arm on the bracket in the rear its going to lower the spring a smidge on the body since the spring is a fixed length lowering the body changes the angle of the upper arm.
the angle of the control arms plays a huge factor in how the suspension works. so if 90LXcoupe lowers the arm on the bracket in the rear its going to lower the spring a smidge on the body since the spring is a fixed length lowering the body changes the angle of the upper arm.
Those springs are wayy stiff. I think you will be much happier with the 175# one. Even a 150 or a 125 might be even better.
Yes, the body will be lower, causing the rear ride height to be lower, because you are creating a longer distance between the LCA spring perch and the body spring perch, but are still using the same length spring. With coilovers you can adjust for it easily.
Oh Ok I got it. Another option may be to run those adjustable top spring mounts, that let you adjust the spring height, and lets you use a coilover type spring in the stock location. With those you can buy all different heights and rates, from the QA1 website. Atleast if you go with UPR since they are knockoffs, I went to UPR and found the spring I needed and slid it over the UPR coilovers. But yea I think I am definitely going to switch springs, I think they are the 150's actually I need to double check.
http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-adjustable-rear-spring-mount.html
All you guys get is a bad picture for now. The rear is not set in its final spot. I have a lot of messing around to do with where exactly I want the LCA, shock, and which spring I want to use, but this is temporary get it functional on the road for a show this saturday. I've also now got the issue of the front being higher than the rear...
Definitely going to need to be rolled! But barely any rubbing on my rock hard springs.
Definitely going to need to be rolled! But barely any rubbing on my rock hard springs.
Wuzzup with your front bumper cover? Also I would jack the rear up a bit to keep the QP from cutting in to the tire until you get it rolled.
even rolled you might have an issue in turns I had to raise my car up because I once hit a small bump in a turn and the rolled lip cut big chunks out of my side wall. Make sure you have Upper adj control arms and get the axel centered best you can. if your bushings are worn replace them.
good luck buddy
good luck buddy
Yea that is when I first dropped it down i am running it a little higher now until I get it rolled which should be tomorrow. I am putting a Saleen front end on it so I am waiting for it to get painted.
Thanks for the advice man. I've got both adjustable upper and lowers so I am going to mess around with the angle, I have notice my shocks are kind of at an angle, not straight up. What should I be trying to go for, shocks vertical, and LCA horizontal to the ground?
The shock angle should never change, unless when you installed those brackets the werent parallel to the pinion face. Like S&B said, you need to set the pinion angle, and square the rear. The lowers should be level, or angled slightly up towards the body, but honestly, if you arent drag racing with this setup, the LCA angle wont matter much. The shock is in a fixed location, so if the pinion angle is changed, the angle of the shock will stay the same because the rear end pivots on the bottom of the shock.
The bracket pushes the bottom of the shock out a little from vertical, here is a little rough sketch on paint of what I'm talking about, notice the angle of the shock.
Well I am sure if I adjust the lower control arm it will bring it in a little but my lower control arm is already adjusted pretty much as short as it'll go, I have like 2 or 3 threads left to adjust. The upper has lots of adjustment but I think that would just push it out further or make the angle worse right? I wonder if putting the control on a lower hole will help fix the angle.
EDIT: I think thats what I need to do, put the LCA on the lowest hole.
EDIT: I think thats what I need to do, put the LCA on the lowest hole.
what is your pinion angle currently? the bolt holes in the new brakets seem to be inline with the stock location which wouldnt push axle back any.
your going into uncharted waters here going this low and trying to keep things right. so you may have some aches to work though
your going into uncharted waters here going this low and trying to keep things right. so you may have some aches to work though
I'm not sure what the pinion angle is at right now. I have no way to measure it. I would like to get it as close as possible to how it should be but if its not perfect I am ok, what I dont want is stress on certain areas that may cause something to break.
if thats the way the rear is now, you will run the risk of the rear rotating back and damaging the shocks. I had this happen in the past when i was still running rubber bushings in the rear housing and the axle rotated back and dented and bent my strange shocks.
you mean rotating forward like when the shock compresses? I have the stock bushings in the axle housing but all the other bushings are solid.
I like it, but it's just not practical IMO. I don't want to compromise any aspect of drivability for another inch lower in ride height. Mine would be lower right now if my headers wouldn't get stuck on every speed bump I pass (and it was lower once, and this actually did happen...it was a nightmare).
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