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oldspowered67C10 · 01-21-2013, 08:35 PM

Im the guy who did the conversion w/ the short coilovers. I dont see why you couldnt modify the uppers to clear a longer coilover but making the upper mount might be a bit of a challenge. My advise would be to make the lower mounts as close to the lower ball joints as possible. Dont worry about the angle of the coilover, what ever increase in spring rate you run into from running at a angle will be more than offset by the lower mounting point being more outboard.

01-21-2013, 08:35 PM	#9
oldspowered67C10 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cherry Valley,Ca Posts: 468	Re: Modified stock control arms to accept adj. coilovers Im the guy who did the conversion w/ the short coilovers. I dont see why you couldnt modify the uppers to clear a longer coilover but making the upper mount might be a bit of a challenge. My advise would be to make the lower mounts as close to the lower ball joints as possible. Dont worry about the angle of the coilover, what ever increase in spring rate you run into from running at a angle will be more than offset by the lower mounting point being more outboard.