What do I do about rear springs?, My ass is way up in the air! Options

[Zeke]

I have Koni streets on the rear with the non adjustable perch for ride height. I want to lower the car. At this point, if I want to keep Konis, I have to buy yellow "sports" and smaller diameter (2 1/2 ID) springs and threaded collars to accomplish what I need.

After 15 months of construction, I am out of money, but the car is finished save for the rear springs. I just want to track it a couple of times before choosing new suspension stuff. I can't find any short stiff springs to lower the car with the Konis. So, I am thinking of cutting down some 160# stock height springs that came with the street Konis off a six conversion that wrecked.

If I cut the springs and bend the wind at the base to fit in the perch better, I will have about a 185-190 short spring. That fits pretty well with my front 22mm T-bars. I could use some advice before I do this.

[Zeke]

Jeroen, I wouldn't give it a second thought. You have provide a great deal of valuable info in the past. Springs are confusing and become the black art of racing. I just have a temporary problem to overcome and am looking for a cheap way out pending reworking the shock/spring set up on the car ($). The tough part is not how many coils to cut. I can calculate the length to arrive at the rate i want. What is more difficult to predict is the amount of drop I will get. This is why I'm asking around.

Only one person replied over on Pelican and that was Mike Z who posts here too. Guess I know where to go for hard info from now on. Thanks to those who replied. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)