Death-Rod lowering kit???

[Fat Hack]

Diggin' through some old car parts my Dad had stashed from his former days of messin' with cars...I found (among other things!) a new-in-the-box "coil spring lowering kit"!

It contains some studs and metal "hooks", as well as lock-nuts to crank 'em down with!

It'd be a quick, old school, death-rod-approved way to drop the front of my Chev...but I kinda like it at stock height!! (With a slight "rubber rake" of course!)

Anyone ever use such a set-up?

Is they safe???

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[saltflataddict]

Never used them, but I have a set from JCwhittney just sitting in my garage. I heard they were bad news, but dont remember why, seems better that some other methods I may or may not have used before. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Fastsporty]

Are you sure it just didn't say coil spring compressor on the box?
I imagine they would work fine until you hit a bump http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
doesn't sound like something I would want to use my self
just sell em on egay

[Luke Jivetalker]

I've used em, did a quickie lowering job on a 60 Catalina I had, put em on, forgot about em, sold the car to a Japanese guy that exported it, last I heard it's still rolling right along............ http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Threedeuce56]

They still sell em here in canada! back in high school we used to reverse them to jack up the back end of our cars.they work allright for lowering too,but better for lifting.i used some to raise one side of my 57 chev front end up ,it had a bad spring and they were a easy fix.If you want to add even more death rod "excitement" to them,just replace the bolts with even longer pieces of "ready rod"which is basically bulk threaded sticks of metal from the hardware store.they raise even higher this way!up here their sold as coil spring lift or lowering kits!I've never had any bad experiences with em!

[Kojack]

Yikes... I dunno. I don't know a lot about lowering, but it really doesn't sound like they'd be too dependable in the long run there. MIght as well spend the time to cut or heat the springs... I'd get a little freaked out if I was on the freeway at around 70 and I hit a light hole and suddenly my car is doing a three wheel stance. Not good. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Donzie]

Hack (was good to meet you fianlly), I've seen these on Ebay. I can't see why they wouldn't work. You'd have to see 'em to understand how they work but I don't think even a big bump would make them come loose. If I remember right, there'e 2 clamps per coil, right?
By the way, I didn't want Tim's truck but I sure as hell would love to have his T coupe. I'm still wet over seeing that!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[abe lugo]

I used those in high school on a 67 cougar I had, They work fine as long as you use some locktite and make sure those are grade 8 bolts. What will happen in worst case is it will pop apart while driving and your car will be stuck at a funny angle while driving. not any worse than having a shock go out. Seriously, DeathRod is when one of your wishbones goes out at 65 MPH or your rearend mount mysteriously undose itself on a curve.

[Smokin Joe]

They were on my Chevelle when I bought it. Basically all they do is compress the coils to eliminate that funky unwanted spring motion so what little suspension you have goes away.
Heating the coils adds to the effect so you can bottom out on pavement cracks. Friggin dipshit assholes ought to be tied to the car and dragged! There are better ways to lower a car. If you're that friggin cheap, sell the car and sit your ass on a skateboard. They are what high schoolers used in the 60's and 70's to be cool instead of top fuel wings and fart cans like today.

[Donzie]

How do you lower a skateboard? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Signed, Friggin' Dipshit Asshole.

[Smokin Joe]

Smaller wheels on it. Glad to help! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Hack, throw in a Calvin pissing sticker and you got a deal!
I wanna be really cool! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[burndup]

I used them on my '77 caprice... worked great until one of the front ones spontaneously broke and that corner of the car hopped.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeyyyy! Hydraulics, ese!"

[KIRK]

I used them on a 56 Ford way back when I was in high school. As I remember they worked OK. At the time a cheap and easy way to lower the front.

[lawman]

We use to make them ourselves out of "All thread" or cut long
U- bolts in half.Have used these for over 50 years now and never saw one break.I have had one come off once when I went over a railroad track too fast. Tom (Tired Old man)

[54BOMB]

7 Years!

[Thirdyfivepickup]

7 Years!

no shit! Where do you people find these ancient threads???

[general gow]

looks like spam is what brought this back to the top. but i just had breakfast.

[hotroddon]

A spammer brought it back and his shit was deleted.

[Flat Ernie]

Wow...I know I'm only contributing to having a 7yr old thread at the top, but amazing to see the names here...

[Automotive Stud]

I know this is an old thread but still good info, don't waste your time with that, pick up this setup for 20 bucks and don't look back:
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=11

[general gow]

^that's some funny stuff there...