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10-25-2003 12:17 PM #1
Question on lowering
Articles keep popping up on how to lower a car/truck...The latest in a popular car mag has an article on how to LOWER THE RIGHT WAY...by cutting the coil springs for the height you want...I guess you can take care of all the negative camber that occurs and toe end that will be changed and centering the steering wheel but I just can not get it thru my thick head that changing the riding height this way is the way to go...The rear I understand but the front...Well....raising the spindle height makes a lot more sense and having a shorter coil for the rear is Ok only if the coil is actually made shorter.Not by cutting ..???...The mag shows a 65 Impala they did with mass neg camber after the coils were cut...They have a cam on the lower control arm that could adjust out the neg camber..But an A-arm type that requires shims..I mean after taking out enough coil to get one inch of drop I would think you would have to add longer mounting bolts to the upper A-arm mount to accept enough shims to bring the wheel back to the correct camber needed.. I understand the cost between spindle kits and coil cutting or replacing but....Well...as usual I've wrote a book..But I thought one of you could tell me of your experiences with lowering a car/truck.....Thanks ..Al....The cylinders have to be inline.!!!
Ditto on the model kits! My best were lost when the Hobby Shop burned under suspicious circumstances....
How did you get hooked on cars?