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Back in the day (last century) they sold a clamp similar to a muffler clamp which compressed the space between two coils. It was basically 2 saddles and two 3/8" bolts. I am not recommending them, but they did work. A lot of the rodders used them to lower the front end.
Depends on the spring manufacturer, some are too high, some are just right, some sag and some don’t.
Maybe he just wants a lower stance ?
But the only way to do it properly is, cut them or replace them.
Last edited by anyChevy; Jun 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM.
Had the ball joints and A-arm bushings replaced, i've put about 600 miles on it and it is sitting a bit higher, i'm in no hurry and will keep putting miles on it but at some point, if it doesn't settle in any lower i'd like to lower it about an inch.
Had the ball joints and A-arm bushings replaced, i've put about 600 miles on it and it is sitting a bit higher, i'm in no hurry and will keep putting miles on it but at some point, if it doesn't settle in any lower i'd like to lower it about an inch.
Are they are the same springs ?
If so and they tightened it all up while the front was off the ground and suspension at full travel, that might hold it up a bit.
You could try loosening all 8 bolts and bouncing the front a few times, but after 600 miles, it should have settled back down by now, if they’re the same springs ?
Labeled 6518K & 6517K and there’s 8 of them
Last edited by anyChevy; Jun 20, 2026 at 03:35 AM.
If the tech had the lower control arm off to change the bushings and ball joints, they had the springs out. If the springs weren't reinstalled properly in the spring seats that would diffidently raise the nose. Assuming that you were happy with the ride height prier to the maintenance, then the change in it can only be from the work preformed. On the 63 lower control arm has a drain hole that you can see the spring, it's at the spring seat. I don't know if the 67 has it but if it does, you can visually check it. The bushings might may also be part of it if they were tightened with the suspension hanging. The vehicle needs to be on the suspension, and then the bushing bolts can be tightened, as anyChevy stated. I just went through this yesterday on the 63.
If the tech had the lower control arm off to change the bushings and ball joints, they had the springs out. If the springs weren't reinstalled properly in the spring seats that would diffidently raise the nose. Assuming that you were happy with the ride height prier to the maintenance, then the change in it can only be from the work preformed. On the 63 lower control arm has a drain hole that you can see the spring, it's at the spring seat. I don't know if the 67 has it but if it does, you can visually check it. The bushings might may also be part of it if they were tightened with the suspension hanging. The vehicle needs to be on the suspension, and then the bushing bolts can be tightened, as anyChevy stated. I just went through this yesterday on the 63.
Exactly.
Check the spring orientation. If that is good, then with the car on the ground, loosen up all of the bushing bolts (upper and lower), bounce the car up and down several times, then retighten the bolts and check the ride height.
The top of the coil should locate correctly in the spring perch, so the end of the coil finishes just before the hole.
See below, looking up into the perch.
The lower control arm has a similar shape, but it’s more for water to drain than anything else.
It’s real easy to get this wrong, which will raise the front slightly, but an inch ? Possibly.
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