springs

akawes · Post by **akawes** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:58 am

has anyone put coil overs into these cars successfully? Or has anyone used autoricambi's lowering springs.

davery · Post by **davery** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:03 pm

akawes wrote:has anyone put coil overs into these cars successfully? Or has anyone used autoricambi's lowering springs.

I installed these springs about four months ago and could not be happier.

akawes · Post by **akawes** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:17 am

right on. How much do those springs lower the car and what kind of shocks are you using?

davery · Post by **davery** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:16 pm

akawes wrote:right on. How much do those springs lower the car and what kind of shocks are you using?

KYB and it lowered it about 1 inch.

spiderrey · Post by **spiderrey** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:11 pm

Keep in mind that these springs will lower a later car and raise an earlier car.

blurple124 · Post by **blurple124** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:39 pm

I have a question about that actually. I have a set of springs from a '69 that I was going to put on my '78, but opted not to because they look to be exactly the same length. Are they? Is it a difference in stiffness?

('69 on left)

divace73 · Post by **divace73** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:44 pm

the one on the left looks thicker?? I woudl imagine the thicker the stiffer???? (maybe depend on material type, don't know if it's all the same?)

blurple124 · Post by **blurple124** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:17 pm

Nope, I just took the calipers out and checked them now. They are virtually identical.

13 mm in the front and about 12 in the back.

blurple124 · Post by **blurple124** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:41 am

So why is it that (supposedly) I can put these springs from a '69 on my car and it will make it lower?

What is the difference between these springs?

divace73 · Post by **divace73** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:01 am

blurple124 wrote:So why is it that (supposedly) I can put these springs from a '69 on my car and it will make it lower?

What is the difference between these springs?

if that is the case then the material the older spring is different, may fatigued a little??

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:38 am

blurple124 wrote:So why is it that (supposedly) I can put these springs from a '69 on my car and it will make it lower?

What is the difference between these springs?

did u get those springs from me?

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:43 am

blurple124 wrote:I have a question about that actually. I have a set of springs from a '69 that I was going to put on my '78, but opted not to because they look to be exactly the same length. Are they? Is it a difference in stiffness?

('69 on left)

id like to add to this, because i had sold a set of springs to some one from my 69/ and just before that i was getting my 80 suspension redone, and i measured the springs on my 80, i really can't recall what they where but the front ones on my 80 was different in the front and back,for height,. i measured the 69 springs just after i took them off and sent them, and if i recall there where so close in height, i just cant recall what the numbers where. don't know how that would lower anythi g but as some one said possible tired spring? i dunno

on your spring photo. it looks like the left ( 69 u said ) is shorter then the black one.FROM the photo

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