need help setting up ride height with coilovers

[bobbyc]

i've been readin up...can't find exactly what i'm lookin for...

 

i sectioned the rear struts on my 73 for the front struts to fit.....i have the ground control kit and TTT camber plates. right now i'm settin up the rear of the car and i'm trying to determine ride height with camber plates. the general measurement i found in the sectioning faq is 7.25" from the bottom of the tube where it meets the cast hub....and that says assuming a 5" sleeve...if my sleeves are 7" am i safe to assume the distance is gonna be 5.25"? is that gonna be the point where i mount the bottom of the sleeve mount or top?

[johnc]

What size tires?

[bobbyc]

245/45/16

[JMortensen]

With a 7" sleeve you can move the suspension from topped out to bottomed out. I'd put the spring on and set it so that with the spring and shock fully extended the perch is about 1" from the top of the sleeve. Where ever that puts the bottom, so be it. It's hard to miss with a sleeve that long in my opinion and I think the thing that could screw you up is thinking that you need to have enough adjustment down, and putting the sleeve on too low.

[katman]

Visit your local machine supply house and buy some 2" shaft collars. You can use them to support the threaded collar and set your spring perches mid collar. That way you can get your ride height about where you want it with all the weight on it and make a check before you weld anything permanent.

 

The real challenge is figuring out where to put the shock body inside the struts so that you're operating in the proper stroke range. Rotsa Ruck.