qa1 spring question

[shadychevyowner]

Anyone have any clue how much going from 14" 150lbs rear springs to 14" 130lbs rear spring will lower my car

Id like to lower car about inch and i figured a 150lbs 12" spring will lower it 2 inches being spring is 2 inches shorter.
I also think a 12" spring would fall out if i put car on the lift.

 

[BMR Sales]

Anyone have any clue how much going from 14" 150lbs rear springs to 14" 130lbs rear spring will lower my car

Id like to lower car about inch and i figured a 150lbs 12" spring will lower it 2 inches being spring is 2 inches shorter.
I also think a 12" spring would fall out if i put car on the lift.

Its hard to say just how much your car is going to drop. It should drop some but not sure how much. Sorry about such a vague answer.

 

[boyzbad]

If you have some springs already you can calculate on paper what different springs will do. They are rated based on how much they will drop per inch. So hence a 150# spring will drop 1" per 150 pounds. make sure you figure coil bind also. 14" 130# are close to stock height on a Malibu with a cell, etc.

 

[Anonymous]

if you are worried about losing the coil you can always run limiting straps like on the 4x4s :-k

 

[darius smith]

here's mine with a 12" 130lb and 29" tire and yes the spring will fall out.

 

[shadychevyowner]

my car plants pretty hard with the hi-trac 9inch rear. if i spray it off line the rear can lift up and the spring will fall out. ive done it with stock cut springs.

of course i could adjust rear to not plant so hard but track prep sucks here at my track.