Anyone know the Ford part# for the (PI) 700 lb. front coil springs? Will they fit a box?
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Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...=egnsearch.asp
Summit sells AFCO springs these should work for a panther they are available up to 1400 in/lbshttp://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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i have not, nohttp://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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I would be ordering a set, but the place I was going to order them from stopped carrying them, and were out of the hypercoils. The spring size is pretty generic, 12" free length 5 1/2" diameter. Whatever spring rate you want.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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What's the best rate for an all around, street/strip box? I feel the stock (440 lb.) springs are too soft and need to be replaced, but I not going to be running any road courses anytime soon. I haven't ever driven a PI car.
'90 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
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when picking springs you have to deciede either drag or handeling. for drag raging you want a tall soft spring that compresses easilly to store a lot of energy. For handelng you want a short stiff spring to limit the amount of movement and body roll. What a lot of road race guys do is run a little stiffer than normal spring and then run a smaller swaybar. if you try to compensate for soft springs by running big swaybars with sticky tires in sharp corners and a good suspension you can actually pull the inside tires, which looks bad ass but is bad for controlhttp://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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Originally posted by DuceAnAHalfwhen picking springs you have to deciede either drag or handeling. for drag raging you want a tall soft spring that compresses easilly to store a lot of energy. For handelng you want a short stiff spring to limit the amount of movement and body roll. What a lot of road race guys do is run a little stiffer than normal spring and then run a smaller swaybar. if you try to compensate for soft springs by running big swaybars with sticky tires in sharp corners and a good suspension you can actually pull the inside tires, which looks bad ass but is bad for controlBuilder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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when one wheel comes off the ground then the three other tires are forced to take the load that tire carried, if you are pushing the car hard and the tires are at their limit of adhesion the tires will become overloaded resulting in either a tendency to understeer or possibly a total loss of control depending on the speed.http://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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Originally posted by DuceAnAHalfwhen one wheel comes off the ground then the three other tires are forced to take the load that tire carried, if you are pushing the car hard and the tires are at their limit of adhesion the tires will become overloaded resulting in either a tendency to understeer or possibly a total loss of control depending on the speed.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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With my brake swap this week I had a bunch of parts from the same car, including the PI springs. NUL will be written on the tag on the spring if its still there. They will slip right into place and you can jack the control arms back together without even using a spring compressor
RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro
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So did you use the cop springs?FOR SALE: 89 Grand Marquis GS HO. Quarter mile = 15.8 @ 87mph -- pics http://public.fotki.com/vfr700f2/car...rcycl/mercury/
Junkyard HO, MSD wires, stock Mustang headers, off-road H, Hemi Super Turbos. 3.55 trac loc, HO governor and servo in stock rebuilt AOD. 3-row rad, air pump delete, cop rear bar, wagon rear springs, 93 CV rear discs, 98-02 Grand Marquis wheels, Class 3 hitch, aluminum space-saver spare.
Coming soon: 98-02 front brakes, cop springs, Monroe cop shocks, 96 Cobra wheels w/255/50/17. Better yet, need a nice wagon to put all that stuff in.
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