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Old 08-14-2008, 06:53 PM
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Just can't get the front end down

I have a 73 nova, small block, aluminum heads and intake, fiberglass hood and bumpers, steel fenders. I tried to lower the front by taking out the big block springs that were in it and replacing them with stock small block springs that I cut 3 coils out of. Still the front end is sitting a little high. Any ideas as to how I could lower it some more? Thanks.
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If your lower a-frames are not parallel to the ground (the ball joint is closer to the ground than the a-frame bushings), you can get trick springs, assuming this is a drag only car.

http://www.competitionengineering.co...?CatCode=10033

If the lower a-frames are parallel to the ground, you can get dropped spindles to lower the car another 2".

http://www.heidts.com/index.cfm/page...rod/prd154.htm
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What about springs for like a first gen s10? Or find someone in your area with scales and weigh each corner and go from there....
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