Wednesday, May 19, 2010

It moves!

After the total failure of a second Harbor Freight spring compressor, Greg and I finagled (yes, finagled) the modified front shocks back into the car.

To recap, we took the front springs and cut them and installed them in the rear. This took the stock 170# springs and replaced them with 380# springs. We then replaced the front springs with 800# circle track springs from eBay. This required a modified spring perch on the shock, but lowered the car and stiffened it up significantly. Total cost: $30 for used springs, $0.50 in steel for the perches.

We were then able to drop the car onto it's new LS400 wheels for the first time. It's been on jack stands since December. With the lower suspension and sitting on it's wheels, it seems really low.

The stance looks great! The car drove out of the garage and then back in. It was a great evening.













Video of the car moving:

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