4 cyl front springs

QuantumMotorsports · 07-10-2003, 10:19 AM

Hey, if anyone is running 4 cyl front springs in their V8 car, are you using the spring insulators? I'm trying to decide if I should use mine or not on my strip only car. I want it to be slammed, but not too slammed. How far will it drop with the insulators in there? Thanks.

Dark_5.0 · 07-10-2003, 10:32 AM

Mine droped about 1 inch. I used the insulators.

BilLster · 07-10-2003, 12:20 PM

mine dropped like 1.5 but i added more weight over the front .

I also used the isolators

07-10-2003, 05:09 PM

Dark_5.0 & BilLster...are you guys just running the 4cyl. springs in the front or all the way around? How do they work on the strip? Do they handle ok on the street? And what struts/shocks are you running with them? I was thinking of trying some out, but my car sees more street driving then strip.

07-10-2003, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by BilLster
mine dropped like 1.5 but i added more weight over the front .

I also used the isolators

Wow, BilLster...I just read your sig. That's a pretty impressive 1/4 mile time. I take it your stang is a strip only car? Even so, I'm interested in how your suspension is set up?

Jeff Chambers · 07-11-2003, 06:05 AM

I put them in without the isolators and chopped about two coils off them. My 25" tall E/T Fronts are tucked up into the wheel wells. It can be a biotch to get the car on and off the trailer though and jacking is another royal PITA. But the car looks great slammed this much and the weight transfer off the transbrake is fantastic.

LX XLR8R · 07-11-2003, 10:47 AM

yea i used them on the 87 5.0..the front would stay up high in the 1/4 th entire time b4 i put them in..now it sits alot nicer and the front comes down after the launch

07-11-2003, 12:33 PM

So you guys think they'd be ok for street driving also then? Safe? When taking a bend on a freeway overpass at 70mph??

Dark_5.0 · 07-11-2003, 12:39 PM

I am using them in the front and the rear. They are OK for the street and killer on the strip.

The rear ones dont drop the car at all.

QuantumMotorsports · 07-14-2003, 11:12 AM

I put in the 4 cyl springs this weekend, with no rubber insulator things, and i cut half of a coil off. It's sitting at stock height with no engine in it. HEHEHEHEEHE. It's gonna be slammed. Thanks for the advice guys.

07-10-2003, 10:19 AM	#1
QuantumMotorsports Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA Posts: 597	4 cyl front springs Hey, if anyone is running 4 cyl front springs in their V8 car, are you using the spring insulators? I'm trying to decide if I should use mine or not on my strip only car. I want it to be slammed, but not too slammed. How far will it drop with the insulators in there? Thanks. __________________ Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites

07-10-2003, 10:32 AM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Mine droped about 1 inch. I used the insulators. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

07-10-2003, 12:20 PM	#3
BilLster Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ontario canada Posts: 446	mine dropped like 1.5 but i added more weight over the front . I also used the isolators __________________ 89 with 331 t3'/t4 hybrids. upr Suspention worked out finnaly . 9.89 144 mph .

07-10-2003, 05:09 PM	#4
Simi Stang Guest Posts: n/a	4 cyl. springs Dark_5.0 & BilLster...are you guys just running the 4cyl. springs in the front or all the way around? How do they work on the strip? Do they handle ok on the street? And what struts/shocks are you running with them? I was thinking of trying some out, but my car sees more street driving then strip.

07-11-2003, 06:05 AM	#6
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	I put them in without the isolators and chopped about two coils off them. My 25" tall E/T Fronts are tucked up into the wheel wells. It can be a biotch to get the car on and off the trailer though and jacking is another royal PITA. But the car looks great slammed this much and the weight transfer off the transbrake is fantastic. __________________ Jeff Chambers 1990 Mustang GT 10.032 Seconds / 137.5 MPH 14-time Street Warrior World Record Setter CRT Performance 2001 Tropic Green Mustang GT - 12.181 / 113.2 MPH 2002 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 7.3l Power Stroke - 17.41@77.2 "There's nothing boring about a small block automatic shifting gears at 9400 rpm!"

07-11-2003, 10:47 AM	#7
LX XLR8R Dirk Diggler Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SLOATSBURG, NY Posts: 1,931	yea i used them on the 87 5.0..the front would stay up high in the 1/4 th entire time b4 i put them in..now it sits alot nicer and the front comes down after the launch __________________ 95 undecided cubes, AFR 185s,undecided cam, undecided intake, and a 150 hit 89 "turbonotch" 2.3T You might want to hold on..i saw this on a cartoon once

07-11-2003, 12:33 PM	#8
Simi Stang Guest Posts: n/a	4cyl. springs So you guys think they'd be ok for street driving also then? Safe? When taking a bend on a freeway overpass at 70mph??

07-11-2003, 12:39 PM	#9
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	I am using them in the front and the rear. They are OK for the street and killer on the strip. The rear ones dont drop the car at all. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

07-14-2003, 11:12 AM	#10
QuantumMotorsports Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA Posts: 597	I put in the 4 cyl springs this weekend, with no rubber insulator things, and i cut half of a coil off. It's sitting at stock height with no engine in it. HEHEHEHEEHE. It's gonna be slammed. Thanks for the advice guys. __________________ Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites

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