droppin my jav I'm droppin my Jav was coil spring clamps

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Neil,

First of all dropping a car by installing shorter/cut or whatever coils is
not a good method.
What it does is lessen the suspension travel. For a racing car, only used on
a road course,
this may not be too bad. For a street driven car unless you live in a bump
free city, (I don't,
I live in frost boil hell with potholes big enough to swallow a truck) the
ride quality suffers
really bad. The suspension bottoms out over the tiniest imperfections. My
son has a 97 Cavalier
that's dropped by the use of shorter springs, yeah it corners great but it
rides like it's always on the
suspension travel limiters. He says the shocks are shot, I say maybe so, but
less suspension travel
hurts too.
Now to the best solution I've heard of yet. The reason it's the best is
because there is no loss of suspension
travel. Rear wheel drive AMCs all have spindles in the front that bolt on
with four grade 8 bolts. The spindle
can be easily removed from the car without messing with the upright (upright
is race car terminology for the
piece that goes between the upper and lower control arms). The TSM calls it
a steering knuckle pin.
With the spindle off and viewing the four bolt holes
in the steering knuckle pin, it just takes a bit of fabrication to make a
steel plate to drop the front of the car
any distance you choose, and not lose any
suspension travel. If you have a TSM (Technical Service Manual) for your car
look in there under suspension.
If you are further interested send me an email off list and I will send you
a photo of the setup. I won't send anything
to you unless you ask.
Armand

From: "Neil Shaw" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "The List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Coil Spring Clamps
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 08:16:16 -0500
Message-ID: <FAEPIOEBCLAPEDHBGHLDAEEACEAA.neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

In regards to the 1" dimension, let me explain a little further.  I love the
look of this car except it seems a little high in the front end.  I don't
want to raise the rear with air shocks or such because it looks fine back
there.  When we got the car a couple of years ago the previous owner said it
has new front springs in it.  I like a car level or slightly lower in the
front end and I think an inch would do it. 2" seems like a lot to me but
maybe not.  When I go home for lunch today I'll measure from the ground to
the chrome of the wheel-well and report back. Maybe you all can give me a
feel for how high this car should sit.
Russ and Armand, I'm not following your description at all. Let me study up
on this front end so I can see what your describing. It sounds easy enough.
Thanks,
Neil
'72 Javelin SST w/304