danj Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 The conversion is basically complete except for debugging and fine tuning. I have a 383 sbc and 700R4 tranny in an 83ZX 2+2. The only suspension changes I made were Tokico struts front and rear, and polyurethane bushings. Problem is the front end seems to sit a little higher after the conversion, which is a surprise since I thought the front end would have gained weight. Anybody else experience this? Should I consider changing out the front springs? Any experienced help would be appreciated. Dan H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewz Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 My 260 was the same as well since the motor is moved farther back it lightens the front end a bit. All I did was cut a coil off of the front. Later on a parts car I got, I pulled the lowering coils from the front and installed them as I didn't trust the cut coil method with the way I was driving the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mileski Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I initially installed brand new performance springs that were supposed to lower the front a full inch. I installed the springs and the Chevy motor at the same time. After everything was done, my front end sat higher too. It was a combination of two things. 1) As already stated, the small amount of extra weight added is offset by the entire mass being back farther and 2) the stock springs, over the previous 30 years, had sagged so much that the new "lowering" springs actually made it sit higher than the sagged ones I was used to looking at. Mike Mileski Tucson, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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