front coils lengths

chris ok · 03-18-2012, 02:25 PM

First off what he said, or your car can be twisted to, in then you will need to make more measurements like lower front control arm to frame by bumpers to look for sag, same w rear leafs.Measure all 4 corners of car before starting. Cut 1/2 coil at a time. do not fully tighten ball joints, and bounce it and let it settle a few days, unless its a mile in the air, then cut 1/2 coil off. they drop fast. sit in it then and take measurements w a helper there.
good luck, not much fun in spring work but patience pays off in end.

03-18-2012, 02:25 PM	#3
chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 592 Likes: 131 Liked 46 Times in 29 Posts	Re: front coils lengths First off what he said, or your car can be twisted to, in then you will need to make more measurements like lower front control arm to frame by bumpers to look for sag, same w rear leafs.Measure all 4 corners of car before starting. Cut 1/2 coil at a time. do not fully tighten ball joints, and bounce it and let it settle a few days, unless its a mile in the air, then cut 1/2 coil off. they drop fast. sit in it then and take measurements w a helper there. good luck, not much fun in spring work but patience pays off in end. Last edited by chris ok; 03-18-2012 at 02:27 PM. Reason: completing my ideas on how to do........