Cutting springs does in fact give a stiffer ride, although not as stiff as installing heavier springs. Keep in mind that only the smaller 6-cylinder Mavericks/Comets had softer springs. The 250 and 302 cars got the same springs...
T.L. is absolutely right . When 71gold (Frank) and others here put 302s in there 6 cyl (250) cars the front end didn`t go down at all. But when you get a set of springs from a 170 or 200 car with no A/C it WILL lower your front end a bit. My car has a set of springs from a 1969 1/2 170 6 cyl maverick with 3 speed on the column that have one full coil removed. also note that my battery is in the trunk ,and the car has Aluminum heads,waterpump,and radiator.
It's so easy to get good performance springs from any Mustang supplier, I wonder why people even bother screwing around with stock ones. I have 550lb springs from NPD in my Maverick, and I have 620lb springs in my Mustang. Handling is WAY better. IMO, just about any Maverick with factory springs will handle like crap. They do work well for drag set-ups though.
My maverick is not too good for drag racing, yet. But it wakes the neighbors up in time for church on Sundays They don't ALWAYS appreciate that.
I know this thread is getting a little old, but I hate to start up a new one. What year Mustang spring will fit into our Mavs? Anything before '74?
You could consider yourself a saint for that, but then theres that satanic grill emblem, just kiddin' :evilsmile
a friend of mine gave me a good set of granada 351 springs he had in his garage. when i pulled apart my 74 grabber i kept the springs from that. they are both the same size. the only difference is that the springs are a little bit thicker. so that might be a good canidate for 351 springs.
Springs can be the same height when off of the car sitting on the floor. Once in the car it is a totally different story.
I found out when I went to different offset wheels in the front, with more backspace the car sits higher. Makes sense when you think about it, the farther out a wheel/tire sits it provides more leverage to work against the spring. If the wheel is tucked under the car more there is less leverage against the spring. So viewing other's cars with different wheels and tires might not tell you anything. Concerning a statement made in an earlier post, cutting coils DOES increase the stiffness of the spring. The formula that determines compression rate of tempered steel springs includes wire diameter, coil diameter AND spring length.
