cobra427302

ok so i have a 1967 coupe and its got a 351c and a ford toploader in it. now the big problem is that my suspension is setting about 2 in too low. I have inthere brand new 620 1in lowering spings and you can barly fit a pen between the tires and the fender. big problem. What should i use to correct this problem? i dont mind getting new springs i can do that but i know there are a couple of you out there that have 351 c in a 60s stang and i was hoping one of you could help. like i said i dont mind getting new springs, but what spring rate should i use and should i even go with out the 1 in lowering. I woudl like to keep the car 1 in lower then stock, kinda the look i want. and i already have the 1 in lowering springs in teh back, and i dont want to change those.

69mach1377

I thought dodgestang had a similar enough situation...

me alot fast than u

well coilover would be the best way buy not cheap as you can put it at any ride hieght...way not try a set of big block springs..also adding a poly. isolator rubber will lift the car .25" or more

69mach1377

My obvious solution would be to not use the lowering springs since the extra weight of the cleveland is already performing that function. Big block springs may be too much. How much heavier is a big block than a cleveland than a small block? Anyone?
Too bad there aren't any aluminum heads for a cleveland...

dodgestang

Not being a smart ****..but so?

If your tires are sticking out past your fenders then you have a problem, but if the tire fit the car, there is no problem.
If this is the front of the car, do the shelby mod and have the shelby alignment specs dialed in....stock hieght a-arms and alignment let the top of the tire tip outward when cornering, shelby mod and specs tip it in letting you run lower suspension and wider tires without scrubbing. If the tires are inside the plain of the sheet metal you are fine, if its really close you can roll the lips for additional clearance.

69mach1377

So if the pen fits vertically, it's okay? This would indicate available travel up and down when driving straight for sure, but how about when turning and hitting bumps? Check for rub marks on the tires and fenders, if they occur, something has to be changed to prevent damage...

Soaring

Or, you could put on some of those itty bitty tires the Tejanos run.

vfast

that bitch looks awsum

cobra427302

ok well as far as how th car dropped down im thinking that useing regular springs might not even do it, but i can give it s try i have some that i can use. the oil pan is about 4-6 inches from the ground right now. not bad for a racer, but deffiniatly not for a street car. i will try to get some picture of it, but the tires are not wide they are 200s or so i dont remeber exactly but they came off a 67 GT wheather or not they had been changed i dont know. but the tires fit in the wells just that they are litterally in the wheel wells no gap. the top of the tread is about 1/2-1 inche above the bottom of the metal. I know that the the cleveland is a heavy motor the heads are 120lbs and the block probably abour 200lbs but thats all i could come p with for now. but its alot heavier then a regular small block.

dodgestang

It sounds to me like you have the wrong 620 1 inch drop springs. Are you sure you got the 67 springs?