Springs: short and long installed where?

[serviator]

I am installing the Eibach Pro-kit springs right now and two of the springs are longer than the other two. Do I install the long springs in back or vice versa?

Thanks!

 

[Word_Life]

long springs - front
short springs - back

the longer springs yeild a harder spring rate, hence more coils which go in the front for the more weight

 

[03ghoststang]

the longer ones with more coils in front and the short ones with less coils in the rear

 

[serviator]

Excellent, thanks a lot! I had to postpone the install because the rod on the spring compressor Checkers Autoparts provide was too long and so was Autozone's, but tomorrow is a new day.

For anyone doing the same install, it seems that Autozone has the best loaner tools. I got both a strut compressor and a coil compressor from them so if one doesn't work, the other one will. The lenght of their coil compressor rods seems more suitable lengthwise for Mustangs.

 

[hotrodnut]

I haven't needed a spring compressor for changing springs in any of the late model Mustangs I've done. In the front I just used a jack under the control arm and lowered it slowly until all the compression was relieved from the spring and pulled them out. On the rear I just lowered the rear housing slowly after unbolting the shocks until the springs were not in compression.