so I recently picked up a jag frontend,for a future project so cheap I couldnt pass it up.I have a question how did you account for the weight of the engine for lowering the suspension height?I am very similar to you I use what I have and I pride myself in that.I would have many projects but dont have the space.I'm in Westchester NY and I dont think your too far from me
@rust_hoarder_garage
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Hi, yes not far from Westchester, maybe an hour or so? Not sure what you mean as far as the height, do you mean how did I know where the ride height would be?
@josephzimmermann1294
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@@rust_hoarder_garage when the engine is added ,the springs would compress ,wouldnt that lower the ride height?
@rust_hoarder_garage
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@joseph zimmermann yes, the front of the car will come down after engine install, but after doing many jaguar IFS installs I have figured out how to know very closely where the ride height will be. With the front spring compressed and the suspension at mid travel the center of the wheel will be at the bottom of the frame rail...so with just a bare frame rail present and no suspension I can set a wheel in the wheel well, line up the bottom of the frame rail with the center of the wheel, and I will know where the car will sit once the car is assembled. If the car sits too high with the center of the wheel at the bottom of the frame rail I know I will have to raise the frame rail to get the ride height I want with the factory springs. If it is too low then the frame rail has to come down. The jaguar has about 6" total travel, 3" up or down from center so you can use that as a reference as well. I figure this all out before I cut the original frame rails. Now if you put in a super light engine that doesnt compress the spring as much as normal then you would have to either cut the spring or lower the bottom spring pad, but so far I have not had to do that, even with aluminum head engines. We will see if the theory works with this one like the others LOL.
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