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Apr 2, 2005 | 12:43 PM

XLAR8R

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Racer

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From: Old Monroe, Mo

Spring Question

I put a new steel spring on my 79 almost two years ago and it made it sit a little high. I kept thinking it would come down some but it has not yet. Passenger side 28 3/4 from floor to fender and driver side 29 1/4. I even put the longer bolts (8 inch) on it and didnt make any difference. I have the nuts up as far as they willl go. Any suggestions ?

Apr 2, 2005 | 01:10 PM

GTR1999

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Bring the nuts down on the 8 bolts to lower it. Might have to go to the end,but leave a couple of thread showing. Aftermarket springs are just plain bad quality.
Gary

Apr 2, 2005 | 03:13 PM

KALAWAY

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Originally Posted by gtr1999

Bring the nuts down on the 8 bolts to lower it. Might have to go to the end,but leave a couple of thread showing. Aftermarket springs are just plain bad quality.
Gary

Yes, the nuts go down, instead of up. Before I got educated on the Forum, I assumed that if I raised the ends of the spring (nuts up), then the center and the body, would go down. Not so.

Apr 2, 2005 | 03:20 PM

mandm1200

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Like others have said, lower the nuts.
One way to look at it: by tightening the nut you are compressing the spring, loosening the nuts will relax the spring.

Apr 2, 2005 | 03:33 PM