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12-10-2023, 06:45 AM | #1 |
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lowering front end
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Which reversed eye spring length will give a lower stance29 or 30" all stock car ,put a 30" in my pickup which seems to be lower than the 29" I put in my Phaeton. Cheers DJ |
12-10-2023, 09:13 AM | #2 |
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Re: lowering front end
DJ, this is a trick question because the #1 Spring Leaf (A-5314) is the same for the Pick-up and the Phaeton. The print calls for for that spring to be 32.875" - 33" from ℄ to ℄ of the hanger eyes. To reverse that spring, the spring leaf is pressed the opposite way of the arch unto that ℄ measurement is achieved. Naturally if the number is longer than 33", the vehicle is going to appear to sit lower.
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12-10-2023, 09:14 AM | #3 |
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Re: lowering front end
Shackles hang "down" which leads one to see that a "longer" spring allows the shackles to point more at 6 o'clock. Otherwise they're more like 3:30/8:30.
That is up to the point where the shackles have "turned" away from the centerline of the car - but by then you're hitting the post for the spring perch. Probably more properly a question for the HAMB network. But once you see the geometry (and the limitation) in ones mind's eye... Joe K
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12-10-2023, 09:56 AM | #4 |
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Re: lowering front end
Posies front spring is 1001-L
rear spring is 29-31R both lower about 2.5" Warren |
12-10-2023, 10:04 AM | #5 | |
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29", 30", & 31" springs are made for aftermarket axles with narrower spring perch centers. I've put 31" springs on stock width '28-'36 axles; not sure how a 30" would work but I imagine a 29" spring would be stretched out pretty flat. I would believe the ride quality would drop with the spring spread out of it's design parameters. If you want a low good riding spring on a stock axle, a Posies 1001L would be a good choice. |
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12-10-2023, 04:09 PM | #6 |
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12-10-2023, 05:03 PM | #7 |
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Your car may actually sit higher with a new spring than it does with a worn out old spring.
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12-11-2023, 11:31 PM | #8 | |
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It looks like you used the stock style steering arms as opposed to the "drop axle" style. Did you have any problems? I am looking at the same axle for my 1930 Tudor. Thanks. |
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12-12-2023, 12:15 PM | #9 |
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Looks clean!
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Your parts combo is a very clean setup. Thanks in advance. Last edited by GeneBob; 12-13-2023 at 12:53 PM. Reason: Realized the tie rod ends are different |
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12-19-2023, 07:34 AM | #12 |
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Re: lowering front end
Hi All,
Put a posies super low spring in and worked out Great! not too high not too low,Thanks for all your input. Happy Happy!! Merry HO HO!! DJ. |
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