weight of your t

I getting ready to have a spring made up for the front of my T.I don't have a motor in it yet so a little help in what spring rate would I be lookong for .I was thinking 600lbs or so.Am I off much?What rate spring is the bucket bergade using?
Sedan

 

Using a simple, single wheel weight scale on the front of my T each front wheel weighed right at 300#. Now, that's the total of sprung and unsprung weight and the engine is a 300#, all aluminum Olds.....your weight may vary!

 

I had to go heavier on mine due to the weight of the hemi. I am running a suicide front, but when I built the frame, I went a little more heavy duty on that to compensate for the motor. You really do need to have it figured for the motor/trans that you will be running first.

 

Rick I am dying to see some progress pics. Im building the same thing. Have a 331 Hemi and a 27 Roadster!!!! PLease post em!!!!

Mike

 

nuther pic

 

I gotta see more of that chopped coupe body.....DAAANNNNNNG!!!

 

<font color="red"> Before or after my fat ass is in it?!?

R E D M E A T </font>

 

I weighed the BFD at Bakerspatch and it weighed in at 1680lbs drippping wet... but it is a stripped down, skinned to the bones, race car... add to that, rear suspension, cooling system, inner structure for the body, glass, steering column, seats, front brakes, a tranny that weighs more that a powerglide, steel wheels instead of magnesium and anything else I forgot... and you're probably looking at 2000lbs for a roadster, easy... and I would venture to say that 65% of that is on the front wheels...

If I was you... I'd just phone up posies or Speedway and ask them what the rates on their front springs are... come up with some goofy reason as to why you're askin'(other than you need the info so you can get a spring done locally )
Sam.

 

That coupe chop is crazy, I remember checking it out at Bo's place this summer.