Featured Technical Is this ‘63 Impala too high

I wasn't looking at his neck man

 

If you cut the springs in half it might sit right… of course the rear would need to come down ~10”.

 

Yup, I got a nosebleed just looking at the picture..

 

So I ditched those moog springs are cut one coil off the original springs. Looks normal and rides better. Yeah stay away from moog springs. Post pics tomorrow

 

Let's re-examine the meaning of "high"... love the whitewalls with Cragars. In the 70s our family car was a '72 Nova with Cragars and Sears whitewalls.

 

I took 2 coils out of my '66 Belair springs. I got them from Rock Auto, name brand.

The wire diameter was a little bigger than the stock ones, that could do it. We tried one side. It was way too high.

 

Those MOOG springs were the right part number from what I recall when you were installing them. People here warned you that something was wrong at the time of initial install by your description that you were struggling to get them in with the car otherwise at full weight. It's always easier to sort out bad parts the first time.

Now that you've changed springs and ride height it needs an alignment again.

Did they ride stiff too? I've got a set of Moog springs waiting to go in my 62 Chevy. Generally, Moog stuff is very good. Maybe a mistake was made on that batch or part number.

 

Cut a couple coils

 

Which part number did you use?
6000, 6084, or 658A?

Measure the free height of the spring as well as the wire diameter.

 

Rock Auto shows a couple of choices for Moog springs for 63 small block Impalas A 658A in the heavy duty side for 9 passenger wagons with air. or a 6000 for converts, hardtops or sedans without air .
Are you sure that you don't have the station wagon springs?
Back in the 60's when the jacked up in the front look was the hot lick it was common for guys with those Chevys to install a set of station wagon springs to lift the front end up but not use spacers or other nonsense.

 

I looked there also for the 6cyl application, same options. Thinking maybe with a spring for a lighter engine, it would settle down more with a v8. When I converted a '67 Camaro to BBC, I installed springs for a 396 car, but still had the 327 in at the time and the front end was raised until the engine swap.

 

*Laughs in ~650lbs of Stovebolt.*

 

Got me there... I figured the 6 would be lighter!

 

Would a ‘63 have a 230?

 

Yes, they phased the stove bolt out in '62.

 

Coil Springs Specialties in Kansas is the place to go for coil springs. They can dial up or down depending on your taste & application. I’ve used them a few times and they have always been spot on for me. Personally, that original posted picture reminds me of a Jr Stock 1/4 mile car look and I LIKEY!

 

If you cut coil springs 1/4 of a coil, how will they sit properly in the little "seat" on the A frame ? Seems like it needs to be a complete coil. Maybe one cut at a quarter turn could be split between top and bottom seats for minor adjustment.

 

Just needed to raise the back a little!

 

This is a Hot Rod and Custom car site, "Low Riders belong somewhere else, not here, They are neither Rod or Custom

Oh Boy here comes the "Heat" !

 

Lower it.

 

Yeah, what up widat?