Coil spring question
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From: Murphy Texas
Coil spring question
Just finishing up on whole front end rebuild, and just placed new VBP coil spring in tonight. The top of coil is place perfect, right next to stop but bottom seem a little short of stop. Will the bottom work it's way closer when car is dropped or "it will never be right on, only one on top is critical"?
Thanks,
P.S. have new clutch now and trans rebuilt, and now new front end... So ready for spring!
Thanks,
P.S. have new clutch now and trans rebuilt, and now new front end... So ready for spring!
Last edited by jake1; Feb 27, 2009 at 11:06 PM.
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Sorry, pinched might not impart my meaning so well. Closed is a better term.
Not where my spares are just now, so I can't post a photo, but one or both ends of the springs will have about the last 1/2 coil bent to close the end to where the angle of the coil's spiral does not continue unchanged to the very end. I sometimes call such an end pinched, and it's the one (if there's only one) to install in the upper pocket. They very well may both be closed. Hope that helps.
Not where my spares are just now, so I can't post a photo, but one or both ends of the springs will have about the last 1/2 coil bent to close the end to where the angle of the coil's spiral does not continue unchanged to the very end. I sometimes call such an end pinched, and it's the one (if there's only one) to install in the upper pocket. They very well may both be closed. Hope that helps.
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Even with my cut 3/4 turn front coils, giving me non OEM positioned end alignments, setting the top of the coil in the upper frame pocket and letting the bottom of the coil fall where it may, gets me a proper ride height with no noise issues or funny feel.
For a minute I thought you had carpet in your garage. Do you have any issues with jackstands digging into/gouging the floor coating or tires pulling up the surface?
For a minute I thought you had carpet in your garage. Do you have any issues with jackstands digging into/gouging the floor coating or tires pulling up the surface?
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There is a tiny little bit of yellowing where hot tires sit. But no scraping up at all. The key is the clear coat. I just used the garage paint from Sherwin Williams with flakes, but I bought about 12 more pints of flakes, I think the more flakes, the better it looks. Otherwise when they are real sparse, tens to look like a cafeteria floor.
Plus they hide any marks. (just don't drop any super small parts, you'll go blind looking for them) Put as many coats clear acrylic down as you can helps with holding more flakes and easy clean up and hardness.
Plus they hide any marks. (just don't drop any super small parts, you'll go blind looking for them) Put as many coats clear acrylic down as you can helps with holding more flakes and easy clean up and hardness.
