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Re: lowered comp springs

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Subject: Re: lowered comp springs
From: Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:58:39 -0600
>Adam:
>My comp springs just arrived at the Nissan dealership - $75 each.  I'm
>going to pick them up today and install them this weekend, along with
>some other goodies I bought from Fairlady Products.
>
>The Nissan comp springs lower the front 1.75".  Fairlady sells some
>that lower the front end 2".  I'm sure there are others.

>>Daniel:
>>      Don't the comp springs lower the front like 1.5" already??  Do you 
>> have room to go another full inch??  Why you want to make it lower
>> anyways??
>> Are you gonna be a low rider???

>> >Ken:
>> > Has anybody tried or had luck lowering front comp springs? I want to 
lower 
>> > the front of my car  about 1 inch.

Adding my two cents worth, remember that if you cut the coils, they'll be 
even stiffer than they are now and you'd be reducing your limited 
suspension travel more. I guess it's a shame that we can get dropped 
spindles similar to the pieces that low riders and trucks often use. On a 
strut suspension you can also relocate the spring seat and run shorter 
shock inserts so you can drop the car without sacrificing travel. Don't 
forget the alignment and geometry issues that need to be looked at when 
doing something like this.

Ronnie Day
ronday@home.com
Dallas/Ft. Worth
'71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)

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