Suspension measurement?

[JoshHooten]

Hey guys I have ford c springs with stock isos and they have been on for over a year and from the top of the tire to the fender measures 3 in exactly on all 4 tires I thought it would be lower , I want to go lower but I hear bad things about the eibach sportline with the car bowncing around any thoughts ? I thought about cuttin 1/2 to 3/4 a coil but im affraid the springs are to soft and it will bottom out

 

[johns94gt]

Take the isos out of the front, might gain 3/4 of an inch!!

 

[2slo95fiveoh]

Take the isos out of the front, might gain 3/4 of an inch!!

I believe he's looking at loosing more tire clearance. Gaining would sit closer to stock!
haha I had to be a smartass...

 

[johns94gt]

Haha i can see what you mean by how i worded it, but you get the point lol

 

[JoshHooten]

even with the stock isos

 

[johns94gt]

Yea just wrap the last coil with electric tape to help quiet it a bit!!!

 

[rz5.0]

As long as its a linear spring cut away. Might take a while .5 coil ride on it for a while if you need to cut again. Let the settle after every cut.

 

[JoshHooten]

What do you mean by linear? is that as opposed to progressive ? If so there linear do you cut 1/2 coil from ther top of the spring ,and do you then have to rotate the spring to get the edge back to the original spot ? thanks alot guys

 

[Addermk2]

cutting your springs will increase the spring rate and will make the car ride stiffer.

I strongly advise against it!

 

[rz5.0]

How is cutting a linear spring .5 a coil going to make it stiffer

 

[JoshHooten]

there ford c springs and I just want it to drop another .5 to .75 an inch not a 1.5 or 2 inch drop and there not progressive springs

 

[rz5.0]

A linear spring the rate stays the same regardless of compression. Progressive rate increases as the spring gets compressed.
I cut off the bottom. Yes remember the aligment go in the same way.

 

[Addermk2]

You really know nothing about spring dynamics. Google it and learn.

 

[rz5.0]

Not as bad I thought it was coming. If it was a progresive spring I would agree but not on a linear. He's not cutting 3 inches or something drastic its half a coil. Which if it does change ra.te it will minimal

 

[D3VST8R96GT]

dumbed down ....with imaginary numbers...and incorrect terms

non prgressive spring lets say each coil resists 150lbs...... say you have 10 coils and cut 2 out ...... you move from 1500lbs of resist1200 lbs resist

with progressive each coil has a progressively dif resist pressure

 

[Addermk2]

dumbed down ....with imaginary numbers...and incorrect terms

non prgressive spring lets say each coil resists 150lbs...... say you have 10 coils and cut 2 out ...... you move from 1500lbs of resist1200 lbs resist

with progressive each coil has a progressively dif resist pressure

Not even close. A spring does not dissipate weight, the weight pressed down on the top of a spring will still be felt under a spring.

"dumbed down with imaginary numbers" let's say a 10" spring with 10 coils has a rate of 100 lb/in.
100 lbs placed on the top of the spring will compress it 1". Each coil does its job by compressing by 1/10th of an inch. If you cut 1 coil off that spring, and place the same load of 100 lbs on top of the spring, the height of the spring will compress by 9/10ths of an inch. You have effectively increased the springs "rate" by 10%.