Coil over conversion advice

Well, there is not a problem for street driving... but after a lot of work as of recent to modding my custom suspension.

Once upper and lower arms go out of factory swing sync, there is some issues in the upper swing where camber gain becomes excessive enough to ruin tires and make grip less so, due to aggressive camber change entering a corner hard, and leaving out of a hard corner. You want camber locked at a static setting as much as possible.

It seems like you want a street car, more than an occasional auto crosser.


Have not tested a stock 70s up suspension, under spring drop, but did do a chart on how some of the camber gain swing does level out some, a bit better than stock.

So, as with any suspension mod, look at all the components that can be affected. One thing you can do that won't hurt, is to adjust caster to its max adjustment. Around 3° max for radials and a wee sharper feel in cornering.

The reason why I spoke up on lowering plates, is because it's simple and does the job without effecting suspension.

A rebuilt suspension will handle very well, and is something I would do while adding coil overs.





Edited by 304-dude - Oct/16/2019 at 8:10am

Did a wee correction on my reply... brain was stuck on camber, when explaining the adjustment on caster.

Now it reads correctly. As for camber adjustments, keep it stock when realigned.

Also keep an eye out for inside tread wear. If too much is going on, adding a wee bit more positive camber to offset if needed. You may find 0 camber is needed if such wear pattern becomes an issue.

Most are running coil overs with suspension setup kit. Such as Control Freak as an example. Modding just to install coil overs, won't have the same effect, since Control Freak and like setups, have updated geometry, suche as offset ball joints, control arm placement to go with the coil over install.

WSC coil over kit, may not address the needs for cornering as well, when dropping 2". But it does make for an easy bolt in setup with height adjustability.

Ya.. I know about punched trunks.... I had a bad shock blow through mine going over rr tracks. So what’s your take on the CF coil over conversion vs it’s full bolt in replacement ? Are their any shortcuts to a nice ride stance and sweet handling?

That makes sense for the rear, I had not considered coil over for the rear, just starting with the front since everything is apart. One of my concerns is whether the stock lower control arms will stand the extra weight of coil overs in the Dairyland Fabrication design. Also, since you brought up the rear change over, is there a downside to not changing to coil overs in the rear at the same time. This is all being proposed as an upgrade to a 69 S/C Rambler.