Coil Spring Install

[KCEE442]

I finally got my springs in, took wayy to long and alot of frustration.
But now there in and i noticed that their not sitting perfectly in the spring
tower ( the little prongs in the spring tower)
The car has no motor or wheels or anything right now,
Should i worry about doign it again? or with everythign in, and the car back on wheels
if i bounce it and drive it a little will the springs fall into place?

 

[86Cutlass383SR]

They most likely won't move after you get it running again. If the springs aren't orientated properly it can make one side sit higher or lower than the other. By how much (if any) I don't really know. Afterall, if you cut 1/2 a coil off a spring then either the top of the spring won't sit in the frame correctly or it won't be sitting in the lower a-arm pocket right. I dunno...

In the lower control arm there will be 2 small holes in the spring pocket. Look under the arm to see these clearly. The very end of the spring sitting in the pocket should end up between these 2 holes. In other words, one hole will be covered by the spring and one hole will be seen. Again, that's how a stock spring is *supposed* to sit in the lower arm.