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Post by etownrdnck on Aug 8, 2010 22:09:18 GMT -5
ok i have already ran my car through one derby both of my a arms are bent so my weels at leaning in. is their anything i can do to straighten them out and is their anything i can do to raise the front end to keep it from getting hit. im running a 89 or 90 crown vic i forget the year exactly. thanks for any tips or help
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Post by helm024j on Aug 8, 2010 22:49:10 GMT -5
f-150 coils will get it up and make it a lil stiffer and im sure there are other ways
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Post by etownrdnck on Aug 8, 2010 22:58:53 GMT -5
never thought of that ill have to look into that thanks
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Post by 82 on Aug 8, 2010 23:17:26 GMT -5
Look at your a arm,,,,,,they can be taken off, moved and welded back on,,,,or change to gm a arms and spindals.
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Post by hardhitinu on Aug 24, 2010 14:21:32 GMT -5
don't know really about the a-arms being bent but I rapp chain around my a-arms jack the nose up to the height I want it and then weld the chain on the a-arms and to the frame let it down and its at the height I want
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Post by etownrdnck on Oct 24, 2010 18:51:35 GMT -5
well i think im either gonna change to truck coils or get lots of coil spacers to spread the coils out like on a lift kit
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Post by helm024j on Oct 24, 2010 21:20:19 GMT -5
some places dont allow coil spacers,i had them on a truck i bought and one day i had it in the ditches and extended the spring alot and they flew out.if you can put a spacer on top or bottom of spring would be the safest,jmo....good luck
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Post by etownrdnck on Oct 24, 2010 21:41:11 GMT -5
ok thanks. im thinking of putting them in somwheres hard to see incase im not aloud to but our rules dont say we cant just as long as the suspension works
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Post by 82 on Oct 24, 2010 22:09:44 GMT -5
Best way is to weld a spacer to the top of the spring,,,,use a piece of square tubing, pipe, or pully. You wont be able to see it inside the spring pocket. This will lift you way up but won't help the angle of your tires. if you figure out whats aloud where you run I can help you a little better.
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Post by etownrdnck on Oct 25, 2010 8:53:38 GMT -5
were not aoud to reinforce anything and our suspension has to work. other then that i think its all is fair....?
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Post by DemolitionMission on Oct 25, 2010 10:03:07 GMT -5
I would like to eventually experiment with the front springs and height, but its tricky to get the front springs out with only 1 person and having never done it before.
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Post by etownrdnck on Oct 25, 2010 10:17:37 GMT -5
yea i want to this year considering that its a pre run and that both upper control arms are bent but not having much money
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Post by 82 on Oct 25, 2010 14:29:40 GMT -5
were not aoud to reinforce anything and our suspension has to work. other then that i think its all is fair....? Probly just put a spacer on top then, car will still have bounce but will be very stiff,,,while you have the springs out you could take off the a arms and try hammering them back or try to find another set for cheap.
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Post by etownrdnck on Oct 25, 2010 15:45:42 GMT -5
yea i was thinking about how to straighten them. i was gonna chain around them and the wheel and chain the car to a tree and try to pull them out with our backhoe
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Post by 82 on Oct 25, 2010 20:25:27 GMT -5
If you get them straight you might be able to hide some steel on the underside
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