When I bought the car it had 3 inch blocks in the back and cut springs in the front(may have been heated as well) replaced front slrings with 3 inch drop springs and trimmed the rear bump stops. The rear rides great now but the front rides like a tank. Its sitting on the bump stops in the front, can I trim those down a bit without worrying about the lca contacting the frame? Is there something else I can do besides stepping the lca's or swapping to a mII crossmemeber? Sent from my SM-G977U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Don't they make dropped uprights for those? Sure you can trim the bump stops, and maybe gain yourself a half inch. Is that enough?
Sounds like you went too far. It’s all a decision we all make when changing a stock car. I would contact one of the suppliers like Buffalo Enterprises for dropped spindles and put in stock springs that way you can have 2-1/2 to 3” drop and a stock ride. Ford guy of this era use Granada spindles to get their drop. Good luck
I'm not sure. Anything would help though. I just don't want to go too far and the lca's hit the frame, already looks like its close. Sent from my SM-G977U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
It was already this low when I got it, guy I bought it from said the coils were cut and when I looked at them they looked to have been heated. Either way I needed new springs, just boughtthe wrong ones apparently ha. Car looks so good that low, just rides like a wounded donkey. I'll look into uprights. Sent from my SM-G977U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I used the Fatman dropped uprights and cut one full oil from the original springs. Had to trim the bump stops in half, but as of yet it has not bottomed out. Front tires are nicely buried in the opening and looks good.
Thats how mine sits now with G78-15 cokers. Love the look, hate the ride. I'll trim on the bump stops tomorrow and see if that improves the ride at all. Sent from my SM-G977U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I have jamco drop springs up front 3" drop, they ride stiffer but still pretty dang nice, bump stops about 1" to 1.5" from touching control arm, I have tons of travel. Yours doesnt look lower than mine for sure. Id possibly get some different bump stops or cut yours riding on the stops sucks and will rattle fillings loose. You can see my clearance here somewhat when I was building it. How low I sit at after things settling in.
I've been using progressive bump stops on my custom builds. Started using the stock GM ones, but now, I believe Dorman makes them, cheaper and easier to find. Not a fix for all, but if you're just barely hitting the bumps stops, these will soften the blow.
Might be a stupid question, but when you put the drop coils in front did you change the shocks to drop shocks also ? I have 3" drop up front on mine AND i cut a coil off of them and mine rides fairly decent
^^^^This. I had this problem with my 64. Shocks were bottoming out. Didn't figure that out until they started to leak. When you're 19.... Glad I learned from it...
Unless its a 1" drop 99% of the time I get drop shocks, or in the cases of non mainline vehicles, I search the monroe website, search for shock that fits with the correct ends etc. Have had to do that too many times to count. Another good source for shocks if you want something over factory is to look at a good supplier such as QA1. In general all lowering I have done is normally over 2" drop minimum and requires shorter shocks, only exception to the rule is drop spindles or uprights.
When you cut your springs you soften the ride , when you buy lowering springs they are made of thicker coils ,so you will get a stiffer ride , new springs need some time to soften a little, bump stops and shocks need attention if you go more than 2", years ago they use to make kits that space or relocated your shocks to compensate for the drop, you can also have your "A" arms modified if aftermarket ones are not available .
When I finally got back to working on the car I noticed that the left front lca is ever so slightly bent and binding up against the frame. Looking for another lca and not doing anything with it until the front end rebuikd kit comes in. Sent from my SM-G977U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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