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Old 09-14-2008, 10:04 PM   #19
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Re: Lowering frustrations *HELP*

Bell tech is top of the line in my opinion. I just done my 72 friday, 3" spindles with 1" springs front, 2" coils & 2 1/2 blocks in the back with 8" ralleys. I had to trim the lower arms but they work fine. Back to your problem...at this point i would pull the coils back out in the front and measure them. Keep track of which side they came from. If they are the same size try swapping them side to side. To save some time, bust the lower balljoint and the tie rod loose take the lower shock bolt out, strap the upper a-arm, spindle ,rotor, caliper assembly up to the frame, then you can just lower the lower arm down to remove the coil. Of course you need some fairly tall jack stands and a floor jack. Put the front back together and measure it. 1 /2" to 3 /4" lean is not uncommon. You can cut the coils as a last resort 1/2 wrap= 3 /4" + or -. If that doesnt get you close you need to start looking at the rear, i find that you can change the height of one corner by raising or lowering the opposite corner ( lower the right rear it raises the left front) Sometimes its a pain in the a$$ to keep pulling stuff apart, but it's worth it in the end!!!
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