LCA Spring Perch

[ar0ck]

I was watching Muscle Car TV the previous weekend and they were working on one of there project cars. I know the guy likes to do a lot of custom fabrication but what he did on this particular episode is took the stock front lower control arm for some 70's A-Body, cut out the spring perch and made it sit lower on the actual A-arm to give the car a lower stance in the front. Is this still something commonly practiced, easy to do, or safe?

I can't afford Coil-Overs so I'm looking for cheaper alternatives.

[WildBillyT]

Why would you do this? Just to lower the car? The cheap way to do that is to cut coils.

**ducks**

[ar0ck]

Well the car on TV already had lowering springs but he wanted to lower it some more up front and thats something I would like to do. I already have lowering springs but the gap in the front kills me compared to the back. I know the front openings are larger then in the rear but the whole appearance aspect of lowering is to remove fender gap. Basically I want it raked some more.

[JSPERFORMANCE]

adjust ride height with springs and the correct geometry will be intact. If you mess with the mounting points you could adversely affect the ride and possibly cause binding.

[Mike]

if you cut your lower a arms.....and f*** em up, you will end up paying more for the labor and then replacing the a-arms than you would have for some front coilovers

[Savage_Messiah]

but that's a good excuse to get tubular a-arms!!!!

[qwikz28]

konis come with two places to mount the spring perch ;)

[ar0ck]

konis come with two places to mount the spring perch ;)

Not for $260 a pop!! I should just get a spare set of stock springs and cut them for sheets & giggles.

[qwikz28]

Not for $260 a pop!! I should just get a spare set of stock springs and cut them for sheets & giggles.

you pay for what you get for.

[SamhainZ28]

Not for $260 a pop!! I should just get a spare set of stock springs and cut them for sheets & giggles.

i have a set of stock springs, want them?