twolo4u2c2
5 Year Member
did all you guys put weight on the car BEFORE tightening up the arms.....you could have binding keeping the rear up a bit....just my .02
Help me get rid of "rake" look with frpp "C" springs
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RBRANDX
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I tooo was running the c springs until I switched over to drag susp. My solution was Maximum Motorsports adj. lower controll arms...If you have not already done a uca/lca upgrade, now would be the time! Check their website for the exact details but I believe they are adjustable from lowering the car 1" to raising it 2"... http://www.maximummotorsports.com/
the lowers at the axle point? Those are the only ones i see being able to get to if i put the car back on the ground. Please explain buddy
I cut the rear C springs and I regret losing the flat coils. But I had no choice because I had too much rake, which was only compounded by larger diameter tires out back, and some weight reduction.
If you decide to cut, consider where the spring will terminate in relation to the pigtail. With my pigtails properly positioned on the control arm, the top end of the spring sits in the unsupported portion of the spring perch, which is no different than if I had cut off more length.
Removing the flat coils means my isolators are getting gouged something fierce. Grinding a flat spot on the end helps, but only so much.
If you decide to cut, consider where the spring will terminate in relation to the pigtail. With my pigtails properly positioned on the control arm, the top end of the spring sits in the unsupported portion of the spring perch, which is no different than if I had cut off more length.
Removing the flat coils means my isolators are getting gouged something fierce. Grinding a flat spot on the end helps, but only so much.
Personally i think Ford did the rake with those springs on purpose because over time it seems like the ass of any Mustang will sag....maybe that's to compensate? 
My Eibachs sit a bit high in the back but now that i'm running some wide treads in the back i don't get much rubbing anymore so i'm leaving mine alone.
My Eibachs sit a bit high in the back but now that i'm running some wide treads in the back i don't get much rubbing anymore so i'm leaving mine alone.
Personally i think Ford did the rake with those springs on purpose because over time it seems like the ass of any Mustang will sag....maybe that's to compensate?
Perhaps, but they went overboard. IMHO the C springs are of decent quality and inexpensive, but they are also poorly matched between front and rear.
twolo4u2c2
5 Year Member
If have the car jacked up by the body and there is no wieght on the axels and you tighten up the rear susp. than the rear susp will bind when you put weight on the springs......you sould jack the car up by the rear end NOT the body after the springs are installed and all the fasteners kept loose untill you put the weight of the car on the springs than tighten everything up.
twolo4u2c2
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