moog spring ride height ?'s...help!
06-11-2009, 07:42 PM
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moog spring ride height ?'s...help!
Well I put in moog springs in my car to raise it back up to stock height, I put the 5665's in the rear and the 5662's in the front. The front seems to be slightly higher then the back, even though the springs are in the 'pockets' in the control arms. When you guys put them in your car, the the front settle down over time? cause if they dont, i might put the front lowering springs back in, and see that that looks like. Does anyone know what the height specs are from factory and where I measure that from?
06-11-2009, 08:26 PM
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Re: moog spring ride height ?'s...help!
they do settle a little.
when you installed the front springs, did you place the end of the bottom of the spring between the 2 holes in the a-arm pocket?
when you installed the front springs, did you place the end of the bottom of the spring between the 2 holes in the a-arm pocket?
06-11-2009, 08:50 PM
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I've read that OE ride height is 27 1/2" but I've never been able to substantiate it. With 5662's in front, I'm at 26 5/8" (they've never settled a fraction as far as I can tell). The 5665's were so outrageously high in the rear that I ended up cutting about 3/4 of a coil and using radiator hose in place of the OE insulator. I'm at 27 1/4". Oddly, after cutting, the spring did seem to settle a bit, perhaps a 1/4."
86 is right about proper indexing.
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86 is right about proper indexing.
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06-12-2009, 06:57 AM
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Re: moog spring ride height ?'s...help!
yes they are indexed right, at least within a 1/4 inch or so. I the front end isnt as heavy as it was stock, the most dirastic being aluminim heads, that shouldnt make a huge difference right? How long did it take before they settled?
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alright, Ill look into that, From the ground up the center of each wheel well is 27 3/4 on all 4 corners.
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Re: moog spring ride height ?'s...help!
Just wanted to add.
89 IROC, stock suspension, been sitting for 2 years. Measures 27.5" in the front and 27.75" in the rear.
Brothers 86 Berlinetta V8 Swap with V6 springs in the front and rear. Front is 26.125" and rear is 27.75"
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89 IROC, stock suspension, been sitting for 2 years. Measures 27.5" in the front and 27.75" in the rear.
Brothers 86 Berlinetta V8 Swap with V6 springs in the front and rear. Front is 26.125" and rear is 27.75"
-Take care
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