[DeTomaso] Resetting Ride Height With Stiffer Coils - the sequel

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/24/10 15 00 25, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:


> Where my fender lip was ~25.75" above the ground, now it's ~27"!  
> Lowering
> the spring perch .33", and the .5" longer springs have somehow combined to
> raise the car 1.25"!
> 

NO surprise there at all.   If the springs were .5 inches longer, and you 
lowered the perches a full .5 inches, then the car would be sitting higher 
purely as a result of the stiffer spring rate.   As it is, you effectively 
both raised the springs, AND fitted stiffer springs, so there's no surprise 
that it sits higher.   Also, the springs are considerably inboard of the tires, 
so a .5 inch difference in spring perch height would naturally result in a 
substantially greater difference in ride height.

Just lower the spring perches to whatever position it takes to get the car 
to sit where you want it to.   And if you can't get there, i.e. your new 
springs are too long so that even with the perches all the way down, the car 
still sits too high, then you will have to replace them (NOT cut them, as that 
will make them stiffer).

Mike