After many months and countless hours spent in the garage, the front end of my 63 is back on and the rebuilt 409 and 4-speed installed! Everything looks just how I wanted it to look when I started this project except for the front ride height. I replaced the front springs with springs that I thought were going to raise the front. Actually it looks like they have done the opposite! The front looks the same if not just a little lower than with the original, worn out springs!! I purchased a pair of MOOG 658A springs. I looked for 9-passenger wagon with 409 and AC springs. Thats what the books show these springs fitting. They also fit the same car but with a smallblock! Huh? In addition, they also list them for Super Sport cars.
I've done some searching in the forum and found that people report the MOOG 6004 springs raising the front up. Right now, with stock wheels and stock size radial tires, the bottom of my front fenders are 11 inches off the floor. Does any one have a car with 6004 springs that can give me a measeurement of how far thier fenders are off of the floor? It would help to give me a benchmark.
I also badly need to preplace my rear springs. Does anyone have any part numbers that they can share for those?
Now if it would just warm up enough so I could finally start the engine!!
Ross
I've done some searching in the forum and found that people report the MOOG 6004 springs raising the front up. Right now, with stock wheels and stock size radial tires, the bottom of my front fenders are 11 inches off the floor. Does any one have a car with 6004 springs that can give me a measeurement of how far thier fenders are off of the floor? It would help to give me a benchmark.
I also badly need to preplace my rear springs. Does anyone have any part numbers that they can share for those?
Now if it would just warm up enough so I could finally start the engine!!
Ross