slimdawson

The title says it all.

I am looking for a cheap drag spring. Would this work alright? I want it to be low like it is now(it's lowered) but raise on takeoff. Will it work?

Thanks, Mike.

mod313

When I first built my car I left the original V6 springs in it. I have since swapped to the Moroso drag springs (you do need to cut one full coil before you install them) and they do work better. Cost wise they aren't much more than the replacement stock springs either. Coupled with a 90/10 strut and free moving front suspension and you'll be happy with the whole package.

Stephen 87 IROC

I installed V6 springs in the front and rear just because the original IROC springs had too heavy of a spring rate. Does it help? I don't know since I never really tried the old springs with this current powertrain.

The lighter spring rate (smaller wire size diameter) is just a softer spring. It will compress easier. The heavy spring rate is designed to be stiff. Think of an IROC or WS6 taking twisties. You don't want any body roll so they use stiff springs. The downside is that ride isn't very smooth or at least not as smooth as a V6 car.

Not all springs are the same since they're designed to support weight (spring rate). To keep the same ride height a light spring rate spring will need to be longer than a heavy spring rate spring if it's supporting the same weight. Even with my BBC, the V6 springs support my car just about right. Of course I also have a huge amount of weight stripped off the car for racing. I even considered grabbing a set of front springs from an 82 4 cylinder f-body once but decided not to.