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Old 05-26-2004, 12:25 AM   #1
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Default front end suspension help

i dont like the ride height of my front end in my 68 - i want it lowered but i dont want to cut the springs, anybody know of a company who sells drop spindles? or maybe another alternative that im overlooking...?
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Old 05-26-2004, 09:09 PM   #2
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Default OK to cut

When I did my front end I used Magna front 620's from Mustang Plus. I also used the thin polyurethane front spring insulators. It was still about an inch too high for what I wanted. I did cut 1/4 of a coil off to achieve the correct height for my purposes.

Use a cut off wheel to do that instead of a torch. It does increase the spring rate a little, but there's nothing wrong with cutting the spring a little bit. Do it only a little at a time and reassemble and recheck the height. It's some extra work, but you will have what you want if you do all that carefully.

I used 5 leaf rear springs with the mid-eye option to get the rear height where I wanted it. Look at my avatar or user ride pics to get an idea of what I ended up with and then figure out what you want.

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Old 05-27-2004, 12:18 AM   #3
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hey thanks for the info once i get unlazy ill get around to doin that
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