1985 442 lowering rear height

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ttype

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I used Moog 5659s with a coil cut out in my old Buick:

Bar Diameter - Inches0.50
End Type 1Square
End Type 2Pigtail
Free Height - Inches13.68
ID - Inches4.30
Installation Height - Inches10.00
Load - lbs576.00
Spring Rate - lbs per inch162.00
Spring TypeConstant Rate

With a full coil cut out the rate jumps north of 180lb/in if I recall correctly.

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Hi Mike. Nice buick! Would you happen to know how high off the road your front fenderlips are? Mine are at 25" sitting on 235/60r15s. I think i took 180 degrees out of each 5660(it just seems familiar). Ive been super busy to remember and much of my notes were in a calander that is resting in the same bin as a lot of the passenger side carpet.
So, not imperative to know right away, yet if those prius front springs compress to the same squish height as say a 5401 or a 360deg removed 5659, then the only other factor would be like say a guy wanted to get some airbags like PontiacGP runs to make up for tools, luggage n climbing belts. 5659 and 80670 would require the same style locator a 3rd gen fbody runs... yes?... no?

Thanks in advance, r.
 

motorheadmike

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Hi Mike. Nice buick! Would you happen to know how high off the road your front fenderlips are? Mine are at 25" sitting on 235/60r15s. I think i took 180 degrees out of each 5660(it just seems familiar). Ive been super busy to remember and much of my notes were in a calander that is resting in the same bin as a lot of the passenger side carpet.
So, not imperative to know right away, yet if those prius front springs compress to the same squish height as say a 5401 or a 360deg removed 5659, then the only other factor would be like say a guy wanted to get some airbags like PontiacGP runs to make up for tools, luggage n climbing belts. 5659 and 80670 would require the same style locator a 3rd gen fbody runs... yes?... no?

Thanks in advance, r.

I remember very little about that car... For reference the front tires were 275/40R17 and the rears were 315/35R17.

I used the front spring isolators from a TBSS in the back of my wagon on the pigtails.
 

86CUT

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5401 Spring was a great choice for sure thanks all for the information
 
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