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mateo1279 · 01-16-2008, 08:39 PM

Hello-

When cutting coils, does one have to cut a full coil off? Is it possible to just cut 1/4 coil until you reach the desired hieght? I'm trying to balance things out better untlil I can afford a better suspension solution...

Thanks,

Matt

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-16-2008, 11:48 PM

I assume you're talking about front coils. I cut two turns off my 63, but if I remember right, the lower control arm has a notch for the end of the coil to rest in, but the upper doesn't. So half cuts will work.

70c10 · 01-17-2008, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mateo1279

Hello-

When cutting coils, does one have to cut a full coil off? Is it possible to just cut 1/4 coil until you reach the desired hieght? I'm trying to balance things out better untlil I can afford a better suspension solution...

Thanks,

Matt

Yes, you can cut partial coils off the bottom of the front coils even though some people say only cut full coils. I recently cut less than one full coil but more than 75%

. My last pair of coils I cut 1.25 coils.

mateo1279 · 01-17-2008, 08:49 AM

Actually, I was thinking rear coils... Is that dumb?
I have a torsion bar front and can get that pretty low...

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-17-2008, 11:21 AM

You really can't cut rear coils. They're tapered on the ends and have retainers attached. Just go with a car coil. Some members here use Jeep, I have 70's Chevelle in the rear of my 63

mateo1279 · 01-17-2008, 11:34 AM

Perfect! I guess I should have been more specific in the first post. Are you using chevelle rears on your truck's rear or cheelle front coils in the rear?

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-17-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mateo1279

Perfect! I guess I should have been more specific in the first post. Are you using chevelle rears on your truck's rear or cheelle front coils in the rear?

Chevelle rears in the rear. They have a similar (not exact, but close enough to work) taper on the ends. I'm sure the Jeep springs would be a lot eaiser to locate. Maybe someone who uses them could tell you which ones they used, Wrangler maybe? I just had the Chevelle springs so I used them.

wibilly · 01-18-2008, 10:41 AM

i read a thread on here somwhere where somone used ford tauous wagon springs for a drop of 6" i harvested a pair from the yard but havent tried them yet

**slepysal** · 02-03-2008, 03:08 AM

I used jeep coils on my 60 droped it nice !!

slammed1 · 02-04-2008, 02:48 PM

I placed jeep coils on a friends 69 also and they worked great. You would be surprised to see that many companies coils arent that expensive anymore and you get exactly what your looking for drop wise.Check some board vendors for rear coil prices,and dont forget about rear blocks for a rear drop.

83highsierra · 07-13-2011, 06:15 PM

so can you cut the front springs put them back in and go on. im doing a rear flip kit and i want the front to sit a lil lower than stockto nida level out so i was thinking cutting one coil. do i "have" to get drop spindles?

**N2TRUX** · 07-13-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 83highsierra

so can you cut the front springs put them back in and go on. im doing a rear flip kit and i want the front to sit a lil lower than stock to nida level out so i was thinking cutting one coil. do i "have" to get drop spindles?

On your 83 if you cut one coil you will get +/- 2" drop. That will still leave you sitting nose high if you do a flip kit. You don't "have to" get a dropped spindle, but I would. I prefer to get as much drop as possible from spindle since it has no impact on the ride quality. From there I like to drop it with a cut spring

Indian113 · 07-13-2011, 10:03 PM

I used Jeep TJ rear springs on my 64,dropped it about 4 inches. You can get them pretty cheap if you go to a 4 wheel drive shop. I paid $30.00 for mine

83highsierra · 07-14-2011, 12:01 AM

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I used Jeep TJ rear springs on my 64,dropped it about 4 inches. You can get them pretty cheap if you go to a 4 wheel drive shop. I paid $30.00 for mine

I actually just ordered the axle flip bracket from a vendor on here and i also just got two brand new leaf springs
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**N2TRUX** · 07-14-2011, 10:36 AM

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I actually just ordered the axle flip bracket from a vendor on here and i also just got two brand new leaf springs
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01-16-2008, 08:39 PM	#1
mateo1279 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 169	Coil cutting Q Hello- When cutting coils, does one have to cut a full coil off? Is it possible to just cut 1/4 coil until you reach the desired hieght? I'm trying to balance things out better untlil I can afford a better suspension solution... Thanks, Matt __________________ 1962 Chevy Fleetside 283/TH350

01-16-2008, 11:48 PM	#2
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Coil cutting Q I assume you're talking about front coils. I cut two turns off my 63, but if I remember right, the lower control arm has a notch for the end of the coil to rest in, but the upper doesn't. So half cuts will work. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-17-2008, 08:49 AM	#4
mateo1279 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 169	Re: Coil cutting Q Actually, I was thinking rear coils... Is that dumb? I have a torsion bar front and can get that pretty low... __________________ 1962 Chevy Fleetside 283/TH350

01-17-2008, 11:21 AM	#5
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Coil cutting Q You really can't cut rear coils. They're tapered on the ends and have retainers attached. Just go with a car coil. Some members here use Jeep, I have 70's Chevelle in the rear of my 63 __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-17-2008, 11:34 AM	#6
mateo1279 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 169	Re: Coil cutting Q Perfect! I guess I should have been more specific in the first post. Are you using chevelle rears on your truck's rear or cheelle front coils in the rear? __________________ 1962 Chevy Fleetside 283/TH350

01-18-2008, 10:41 AM	#8
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: Coil cutting Q i read a thread on here somwhere where somone used ford tauous wagon springs for a drop of 6" i harvested a pair from the yard but havent tried them yet __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

02-03-2008, 03:08 AM	#9
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: Coil cutting Q I used jeep coils on my 60 droped it nice !! __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... "

02-04-2008, 02:48 PM	#10
slammed1 1972 Chevrolet SWB Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FT Smith AR Posts: 512	Re: Coil cutting Q I placed jeep coils on a friends 69 also and they worked great. You would be surprised to see that many companies coils arent that expensive anymore and you get exactly what your looking for drop wise.Check some board vendors for rear coil prices,and dont forget about rear blocks for a rear drop. __________________ My New thread with pics (not my build thread yet.) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...46#post2573646 1972 Chevrolet 1/2 ton short wide bed,68 frt clip Project. 1980 Camaro Inherited when father passed,68K Miles 2003 Ford Mach1 FUN as Hell!! 2002 Dodge Ram 5-8 slam Rolling BillBoard (Gone not forgot) 2004 Dodge Ram HEMI 10" lifted on 37's and 2wd.

07-13-2011, 06:15 PM	#11
83highsierra Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: georgetown kentucky Posts: 193	Re: Coil cutting Q so can you cut the front springs put them back in and go on. im doing a rear flip kit and i want the front to sit a lil lower than stockto nida level out so i was thinking cutting one coil. do i "have" to get drop spindles?

07-13-2011, 10:03 PM	#13
Indian113 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Monroe,Iowa Posts: 4,370	Re: Coil cutting Q I used Jeep TJ rear springs on my 64,dropped it about 4 inches. You can get them pretty cheap if you go to a 4 wheel drive shop. I paid $30.00 for mine



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