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    10/21/2021 5:15 AM  #1

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA
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    Front Coil Springs

    Has anybody came up with a decent set of springs lately....looking for a medium ride not to stiff....I guess I am getting old...next thing ya know I will want quite mufflers again ….I like a little sound.

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    10/21/2021 8:01 AM  #2

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Prior to installing the MII front suspension, I left the original springs, installed KYB shocks and performed the Shelby drop.  As I remember, the ride was fine.

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    10/21/2021 12:39 PM  #3

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    This  car is a daily driver just as the other car was just figured with the milage they may have lost some of the ride feeling of the new springs.  i noticed the bushings in the shocks are dry rotted and chunks of them are missing . That being said the car is said to have 69,000 miles  with the last owner putting the last 7,000 miles in the last 32 years he owned it.  Not sure if Milage is correct but it sure looks to be and figure most all plastic and rubber parts bushings and such probably are in need of replacing. It’s getting stuff added and taken off I probably should have started with a different car this one is really to nice and original to change stuff but it’s happening lol.

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    10/21/2021 1:09 PM  #4

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Don't feel bad about parts that wear out. I have stuff that I put on my car 20 years ago that need replacement,
     soft bushings don't last forever car driven or not.
    It's called attrition.

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    10/21/2021 2:10 PM  #5

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Rudi wrote:

    Don't feel bad about parts that wear out. I have stuff that I put on my car 20 years ago that need replacement,
     soft bushings don't last forever car driven or not.
    It's called attrition.

    I've replaced about half the stuff I used when I rebuilt my car the first time in the mid '90s.

    A lot of people swear by a reproduction GT front spring.  A bit stiffer than a standard small block spring, but not overly so.  I think I have 500 something lbs/in springs in mine.  They came from  Mustang Plus in the mid '90s.  Stock height.  Car rides decent IMO. 

     

    10/21/2021 3:36 PM  #6

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    I’ve been watching Auto Restomod lately on YouTube.  If you get past Mr. Ford’s goofiness there’s lots of good info. I’m hearing on that show that gas shocks are the cause of our rough riding woes.  He said that the KYB gas-a-justs are so strong they’ll add up to half an inch of ride height.  Oil shocks will dampen out the ride quality noticeably.  But oil shocks these days are few and expensive. Koni, Viking and a couple others are all that’s out there.  YMMV.

    '66 Fastback since July 27, 1981. Springtime Yellow, originally a 200 cu in, 4 speed. Also a '92 LX Coupe, 5.0, 5 speed.
     

    10/21/2021 7:06 PM  #7

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    I have Scott Drake Progressive springs in mine along with Bilstein street valve shocks.  Rides pretty nice

     

    10/21/2021 7:15 PM  #8

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    terry wrote:

    I have Scott Drake Progressive springs in mine along with Bilstein street valve shocks.  Rides pretty nice

    What are the poundage are yours?

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    10/22/2021 9:56 AM  #9

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    The shocks make a big difference.  I have el cheapo Monroe gas shocks on mine.  The ride isn't pillow soft but it's not rough either.  They last pretty well too.  The ones I took off were the ones I put on 25 years ago.   I replaced them just because they were old and dirty, not because they weren't working.

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    10/22/2021 11:02 AM  #10

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    Here you can watch an interview with Mike Eaton of Eaton Springs.  Give Eaton a call and they will set you up with a set of springs that meet your description.


     

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    10/22/2021 12:04 PM  #11

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Rufus68 wrote:

    Here you can watch an interview with Mike Eaton of Eaton Springs.  Give Eaton a call and they will set you up with a set of springs that meet your description.


     

    Excellent advice

     

    10/22/2021 3:13 PM  #12

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    I wish I knew this 30 years ago.

    I had 620 springs and KYB Gas-a-Just in the front.
    I removed my shocks a few years ago and drove down a washboard dirt road near the house.
    It was nice and smooth.

    The Gas-a-Just are fine for smooth roads or a track, not on crappy Michigan roads.
    BTW, they did raise the front end slightly too (less than 1/2”).

    They served me well after two sets of Monroe Matics failed (90’s vintage).

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    10/22/2021 4:07 PM  #13

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    terry wrote:

    I have Scott Drake Progressive springs in mine along with Bilstein street valve shocks.  Rides pretty nice

    What are the poundage are yours?

    this says 400/550 lbs./in. spring rate.
    https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdk-c5zz-5310-pr/make/ford/model/mustang/year/1965
     

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    10/22/2021 8:46 PM  #14

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Didn’t we learn something from the video?

    https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/db/es-partsinquiry2.php?syear=1965&smake=Ford&smodel=Mustang&sbody=Hardtop&seng=V8+4.7L+-+289+4bbl

     

    10/22/2021 8:55 PM  #15

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Nos681 wrote:

    Didn’t we learn something from the video?

    https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/db/es-partsinquiry2.php?syear=1965&smake=Ford&smodel=Mustang&sbody=Hardtop&seng=V8+4.7L+-+289+4bbl

    I learned something from their website ...they are proud of them and they can keep them. They were over a thousand dollars for front and back.
     

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    10/22/2021 9:23 PM  #16

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    So buy some weaker springs so when you cut a coil off they will be stronger right?

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    10/23/2021 6:57 AM  #17

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    The issue with cutting springs is that the suspension travel is reduced.  This is why lowering springs tend to be higher rate, so you reduce the greater tendency to bottom the suspension.  This is where making ride height adjustments with coil overs vs. shorter springs is worth the money for the coil overs. 

     

    10/23/2021 8:00 AM  #18

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    TKOPerformance wrote:

    The issue with cutting springs is that the suspension travel is reduced.  This is why lowering springs tend to be higher rate, so you reduce the greater tendency to bottom the suspension.  This is where making ride height adjustments with coil overs vs. shorter springs is worth the money for the coil overs. 

    I have always just got a new set of springs a cut a coil or so out....I dont know much about coil overs.
     

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    10/23/2021 8:32 AM  #19

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    Anybody on here running coil overs...is so what kind?
     

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    10/23/2021 9:00 AM  #20

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    Re: Front Coil Springs

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Anybody on here running coil overs...is so what kind?
     

    There's a couple of threads currently discussing this topic.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    10/23/2021 2:02 PM  #21

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