Front coil springs

NHRA1926 · 01-10-2021, 07:49 PM

It's not the time to install them that's the issue. I don't want to have to buy 2-3 different springs and install and remove them and not be able to send them back if they are not the right ones. That's why I'm looking to see which ones are recommended and which ones are used by the big block Camaro people here in this forum. Trying to eliminate the trial.and error method as much as possible.

NHRA1926 · 01-10-2021, 07:58 PM

Also, I don't have a part number of the current Moroso springs, that's why I was asking about the color code if it's available. The light blue spray paint down the spring is all I have to go by. Not sure which spring it is, thought maybe someone here would be able to point me in the right direction to find out if the blue paint could identify which specific spring rate these are. That way I don't order the same spring and end up with the same problem.

MR DERBY CITY · 01-10-2021, 08:11 PM

Don Anderson gave you the ABSOLUTE best advice ..Marty sells LANDRUM springs, which are head and shoulders better than moroso. Be prepared, you will need front and rear weights.....

CMcAllister · 01-10-2021, 09:06 PM

I've never installed a pair of race springs in a Camaro, Chevelle, without having to cut them to get the desired ride height. Regardless the brand. Some a little, some a little more. Should never go more than a full coil or coil and a 1/4 since it affects the spring rate. Yes, that requires them to go in and out a few times to get it right. A good spring compressor helps.

The Landrums have worked better than the Morosos.

Violent up and/or down in the front sounds like the shocks need to be addressed as well.

Dragsinger · 01-10-2021, 09:38 PM

I just went through the process with my 3rd gen projects, and it took 5 spring removals to get the ride height I wanted.

SSDiv6 · 01-10-2021, 10:40 PM

Talk to Marty at Rineharts and he will sell you the right spring, with the right spring rate and length. Cutting the springs affect the spring rate making then stiffer.

Run to Rund · 01-11-2021, 10:22 AM

If the Camaro is like the A-body spring seats, both upper (in the frame) and lower (the A arm) are formed and the end of the spring should seat near the end of the formed cup, with sight holes to help. I have a BB Olds F85 and run Moog/McQuay etc. 5230 with 3/8 coil cut from each end. That gives the correct wire end relations and avoids getting into the part of the spring where the coils start getting far apart, which keeps it from seating level.

01-10-2021, 07:49 PM	#1
NHRA1926 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bowling green, Ky Posts: 239 Likes: 12 Liked 230 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Front coil springs It's not the time to install them that's the issue. I don't want to have to buy 2-3 different springs and install and remove them and not be able to send them back if they are not the right ones. That's why I'm looking to see which ones are recommended and which ones are used by the big block Camaro people here in this forum. Trying to eliminate the trial.and error method as much as possible.

01-10-2021, 07:58 PM	#2
NHRA1926 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bowling green, Ky Posts: 239 Likes: 12 Liked 230 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Front coil springs Also, I don't have a part number of the current Moroso springs, that's why I was asking about the color code if it's available. The light blue spray paint down the spring is all I have to go by. Not sure which spring it is, thought maybe someone here would be able to point me in the right direction to find out if the blue paint could identify which specific spring rate these are. That way I don't order the same spring and end up with the same problem.

01-10-2021, 08:11 PM	#3
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,640 Likes: 1,083 Liked 7,940 Times in 1,520 Posts	Re: Front coil springs Don Anderson gave you the ABSOLUTE best advice ..Marty sells LANDRUM springs, which are head and shoulders better than moroso. Be prepared, you will need front and rear weights..... Last edited by MR DERBY CITY; 01-10-2021 at 08:20 PM.

01-10-2021, 09:06 PM	#4
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 615 Likes: 16 Liked 920 Times in 259 Posts	Re: Front coil springs I've never installed a pair of race springs in a Camaro, Chevelle, without having to cut them to get the desired ride height. Regardless the brand. Some a little, some a little more. Should never go more than a full coil or coil and a 1/4 since it affects the spring rate. Yes, that requires them to go in and out a few times to get it right. A good spring compressor helps. The Landrums have worked better than the Morosos. Violent up and/or down in the front sounds like the shocks need to be addressed as well.

01-10-2021, 09:38 PM	#5
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Front coil springs I just went through the process with my 3rd gen projects, and it took 5 spring removals to get the ride height I wanted. __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W

01-10-2021, 10:40 PM	#6
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,583 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Front coil springs Talk to Marty at Rineharts and he will sell you the right spring, with the right spring rate and length. Cutting the springs affect the spring rate making then stiffer.

01-11-2021, 10:22 AM	#7
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 583 Likes: 8 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Front coil springs If the Camaro is like the A-body spring seats, both upper (in the frame) and lower (the A arm) are formed and the end of the spring should seat near the end of the formed cup, with sight holes to help. I have a BB Olds F85 and run Moog/McQuay etc. 5230 with 3/8 coil cut from each end. That gives the correct wire end relations and avoids getting into the part of the spring where the coils start getting far apart, which keeps it from seating level.