decided to cut the front springs

[exmonkeypunk]

So, i started pulling the front springs out today... Never done this on these trucks. I unbolted the u bolts from the inside of the control arm. Had one hell of a time getting it to come down, until i realized that if i jacked up the arm the bolts could just be pulled out. When i did that, yeah, piece of cake. I don't have air so i don't have a cut off wheel or torch or anything like that... I started hacking away at the spring with a sawzall..... Not recommended.. lol
About 20 minutes and 2 or 3 blades later, i'm not even half way through and my arms are jello.... lol.... I got ahold of a buddy with a cut off wheel, waiting for him to get off work so i can use it. Kinda sucks because all my stands are under the corvair, so i have one floor jack and one scissor jack i can use, so i have to take the spring to my buddies, use the wheel, come back, put it back together, see if it's how i want it, then take the other side off and go back over to use the wheel. See, he lives about 45 minutes away in another town... lol. I am cutting 1 coil from the springs... i almost want to cut 2 being that i want it low and i don't want to have to drive 4 extra trips if 1 isn't enough...... I've been taking pics of everything, so i'll post everything when it's done.