Install 2" lowering springs = 1" lift kit??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

75stepside · 07-08-2005, 01:55 PM

Okay guys... i put summit brand 2" drop coils in my front end last week... ran into that lower ball joint problem, slammed in a couple new ones, got it all put back together and set it down... only to find that i had acheived a 1" lift.

I measured the fender height before, at 32" and after, 33" ... noticibly more air btwn the tire and fender... and the new springs are noticibly shorter than stockers... when i put my weight on the core support, the truck doesn't have any travel...

so, is it:

1. my stock shocks binding up and not allowing the truck to settle? (although they were on the truck w/ the stock springs)

2. or is it that the tops of the springs are binding up and not in place... or, it is that the springs are in upside down??? i put them in, just as the stock ones were in there, even though the lettering on the springs were upside down...

3. or is it that the springs suck and its time to modify!

4. something else!??!

bodydropped · 07-08-2005, 04:25 PM

did u put the lower part of the springs in the right place because they have a notch for them if there in the worng place it will lift it and the small part should be at the top

r0lf- · 07-08-2005, 04:47 PM

Yeah, make sure the springs are seated correctly, its pretty easy to not have em seat properly and you get lift instead of drop

75stepside · 07-08-2005, 04:51 PM

the springs do have the small part at the top, but i'm concerned that they are not "in" at the top... just off to the side... ???

75stepside · 07-08-2005, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0lf-

Yeah, make sure the springs are seated correctly, its pretty easy to not have em seat properly and you get lift instead of drop

any tips on gettin' 'em in there!?!?!

Slonaker · 07-08-2005, 05:15 PM

At the top, the spring has sort of a D shape. Look up in there before you put it in and orient the spring correctly. At the bottom, there is a small low spot on the LCA (back, toward the engine) that the end of the coil fits into. Both should line up correctly.

My second set of Moog springs had the top and bottom clocked wrong on one spring. When it was line up at the top, it did not fit at the bottom. Line it up on the bottom, it fit wrong at the top. It took me forever to figure out it wasn't my fault.

Unless your old springs were new, they might have been completely shot, allowing the front end to drop unusually low. My truck looked dropped in the front with the old stock springs.

Slonaker

75stepside · 07-09-2005, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0lf-

Yeah, make sure the springs are seated correctly, its pretty easy to not have em seat properly and you get lift instead of drop

yep, that was it! problem solved!!! just 1 hour taking things down and getting the springs re-situated! thks much!

gldevall · 07-10-2005, 02:41 PM

Could be that your stock springs were worn significantly.

07-08-2005, 01:55 PM	#1
75stepside Proud Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 741	Install 2" lowering springs = 1" lift kit??? Okay guys... i put summit brand 2" drop coils in my front end last week... ran into that lower ball joint problem, slammed in a couple new ones, got it all put back together and set it down... only to find that i had acheived a 1" lift. I measured the fender height before, at 32" and after, 33" ... noticibly more air btwn the tire and fender... and the new springs are noticibly shorter than stockers... when i put my weight on the core support, the truck doesn't have any travel... so, is it: 1. my stock shocks binding up and not allowing the truck to settle? (although they were on the truck w/ the stock springs) 2. or is it that the tops of the springs are binding up and not in place... or, it is that the springs are in upside down??? i put them in, just as the stock ones were in there, even though the lettering on the springs were upside down... 3. or is it that the springs suck and its time to modify! 4. something else!??! Last edited by 75stepside; 07-08-2005 at 01:56 PM.

07-08-2005, 04:25 PM	#2
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	did u put the lower part of the springs in the right place because they have a notch for them if there in the worng place it will lift it and the small part should be at the top __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

07-08-2005, 04:47 PM	#3
r0lf- Hotwheels? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA Posts: 1,145	Yeah, make sure the springs are seated correctly, its pretty easy to not have em seat properly and you get lift instead of drop __________________ 1978 Money Pit - CUSTOM DELUXE!!!!

07-08-2005, 05:15 PM	#6
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	At the top, the spring has sort of a D shape. Look up in there before you put it in and orient the spring correctly. At the bottom, there is a small low spot on the LCA (back, toward the engine) that the end of the coil fits into. Both should line up correctly. My second set of Moog springs had the top and bottom clocked wrong on one spring. When it was line up at the top, it did not fit at the bottom. Line it up on the bottom, it fit wrong at the top. It took me forever to figure out it wasn't my fault. Unless your old springs were new, they might have been completely shot, allowing the front end to drop unusually low. My truck looked dropped in the front with the old stock springs. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

07-10-2005, 02:41 PM	#8
gldevall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Walker, LA Posts: 2,925	Could be that your stock springs were worn significantly. __________________ Gary -1986 SWB: lowered 4/6, SOLD!!! -Best 1/4 mile: 14.51 @ 91.01 MPH -2001 Pewter Tahoe, billet grill, Corsa Sport Cat-back, K&N FIPK SOLD!!! -2004 Z-71 Extended cab with a flowmaster, BDS 6.5", 3" BL, 35x12.5x18 Trail Grapplers on Pro-Comp 18x9 wheels

07-08-2005, 04:51 PM	#4
75stepside Proud Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 741	the springs do have the small part at the top, but i'm concerned that they are not "in" at the top... just off to the side... ???



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