am i speaking a foreeen language?? heed what i say young Jedi...ive lowered more Fords....than...i dunno... ...whoever!!
I just re-read my post and figured I'd reply for you! "Up to you kilt!" Charlie Brown wouldn't say that, eh!
so wait, maybe afetr all these years working around engines left me a little deaf. your saying even though the spring is piggy tailed to still cut it, at the top? man are you sure??? not that im doubting the great OOOBEEWON (o-B-juan) but seeing how theyre funny lookin coils might be a little harder to get. but are you sure? cause im just crazy enough to do it.
I replaced my two front coils because they were broken at the top by one turn and at the bottom by half a turn (the two small ends). I never noticed they were broken until I removed them with the cross-member, and niether did the mechanic when he did the Safety Certificate in 1999. But the breaks were really rusty from years of being like that. I used the ones from the donor car. But I used the plastic caps from mine and they were still fine. The cuts didn't ruin them. So I'd guess that the Rev is spot on. My only concern would be that you'd grind off the ends to sit properly, like the original angle-cut, inside the caps.
i dunno fellas, i just crawled my shift working butt under " ye olde wagon" and this is what i found. the bottom of the coil appears to have the same setup with a smaller cup at the to such as the bottom. call me "ye of little faith" but i dont think that will work......not very good pics but i saw it... we shall see...
If there is enough room, you could alsways make adapters to fit the larger diameter spring in. Or you could make adapters and use coilover springs and perches.
Meh, just tubing and flat stock. Biggest PITA would be determining the proper rate spring. Lemme do some poking around and see what I come up with.
Well, not much info. However...It's a double pigtail. Which is common. Measure the diameter. It might be the same generic dimensions as the later models. Even if the overall diameter of the larger part of the spring is larger, as long as the mounting pads are the same it should be easy to get springs for it. Love the net... Spring # Inside Dia Bar Dia Install Hght Load rt(lbs) Spring Rt(Lbs/in.) Free Hght 5043 5.560 0.640 10.00 1140 171.3 16.65" I think late model street stock coils would work, and give you a good drop and better handling...... The stock replacement PN's can be found on autozone.com or partsamerica.com. This has the specs for the springs http://bbb-carb.com/moog_Coil_Springs.htm (the moog and Mcquay norris and duralast all use the same basic PNs)
So Raf needs to provide some tech info: What's the loaded weight? Will you be hauling a trailer? No more than 400 lbs on the hitch? Will the inlaws and outlaws all get in the back? Especially la Suegra!!! How much do you want to drop it? Enough to clear the mini-fender-skirts?
With all that, the rest is time and money. I just found a straight article on doing this job: http://www.automedia.com/Replacing-Coil-Springs/res20020501cs/1 After reading that (has good pictorial detail), mine was simpler.
Usually is. Rears are super easy. I've done mine in 30 minutes. Fronts are a bit more involved, but if you are using lowering springs, the reassembly is way easier. (no compressor needed)
