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Mike,
I
recently purchased a 1934 Ford 3 window
coupe replica.
To make a really long story short
it’s an older kit that just never got put together, but in an excellent
condition.
My first order of business is to get
a rolling chassis. The build book that was provided by the manufacturer
calls out for a Mustang II front end.
That’s great, that’s the suspension
it came with, but I have and will be using an aftermarket setup with
upper and lower a-arms. I got started with a leveled chassis, a-arms,
yoke and leveled rotors and “NO springs installed” with proper a-arm
angles.
I have about 9” where I need to
install a 14” spring. Is this right? I haven’t been able to compress the
spring far enough to get it in there. Using a compression tool, I semi
got it in there one time, but I was not able to compress it far enough
to attach the lower a-arm and yoke to the upper a-arm.
It looked like I was getting ready to
go off-road with this baby. I know I need to compress the spring to get
it installed, but this is ridiculous. I was only able to compress it
about 4”.
I can probably get a good fit if I
cut the tangential end of the springs to about 10” to 11”, but I worry.
What will happen when I drop the
engine and transmission?
Will the front end bottom out?
What should I do?
Or what will be a good starting
point?
The springs have a flat end on one
side and a tangential end on the other.
Julio
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