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bucket · 09-21-2003, 07:28 PM

may be a silly question, but just want to make as i'm about ready to bolt them in....

variable rate coil springs. more tightly coiled end is down, right?

bucket · 09-21-2003, 10:33 PM

ttt

no one knows the answer??????

Injected68LS1 · 09-21-2003, 10:42 PM

It won't matter for the performance of the spring if it's up or down. You only should worry about which way it fits into the spring seats. Just compare it to the old springs when you take it out.

09-21-2003, 07:28 PM	#1
bucket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 923	coil spring help needed! may be a silly question, but just want to make as i'm about ready to bolt them in.... variable rate coil springs. more tightly coiled end is down, right?

09-21-2003, 10:42 PM	#3
Injected68LS1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 389	It won't matter for the performance of the spring if it's up or down. You only should worry about which way it fits into the spring seats. Just compare it to the old springs when you take it out. __________________ 1968 Chev SWB with 1998 Corvette LS1 305hp and 320 ftlb to the wheels (stock engine!) AEM EMS and wideband O2 sensors Bowtie Overdrive's 700R4, stage 3 Baer 4 wheel discs and 20s http://iciclelanding.com/aperture?album=2049&view=album

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09-21-2003, 10:33 PM	#2
bucket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 923	ttt no one knows the answer??????



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