FORD F1OO - REMOVING & CUTTING COIL SPRINGS TO LOWER STANCE

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Rat Rods for Africa

Rat Rods for Africa

3 жыл бұрын

Continuing the Ford F100 truck build, I remove the front coil springs. I want to lower the front suspension of the Ford F100, so the next step is to cut them shorter. I talk about the calculations required and how the final cut length will affect the ride height. We also discuss some important do's and don'ts when cutting coil springs.
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#fordf100suspensiondrop #ratrodsforafrica #cuttingcoilsprings #removingcoilsprings #fordf100truckbuild

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@pomnichowski
@pomnichowski 5 ай бұрын
Thank You for the Good Stuff
@thetranzporter7480
@thetranzporter7480 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing love the way you explain your theory
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Жыл бұрын
You are welcome. Thanks man!
@ishsiriram8286
@ishsiriram8286 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Div, This is very interesting. I need to to cut my "F100" coil spring as well. Glad I came across this. I will tell do what I did. I have a toyota hilux suspension in my F100. I only wanted to drop a small amount (say 20mm). The details of this I will reveal in a video which I will share shortly. I removed the entire Macpherson Struct assembly. Then I made a mock replacement shock comprising Square tubing and threaded round bar. I welded a small piece of square tubing at the bottom on a vertical piece of square tubing to form a tee. And welded a the threaded bar into the top of the vertical section of square tubing. Added a a few nuts and washers at the top and bolt through the bottom. Doesn't have to be square tubing ( That's what i had lying around). This mock up replacement shock if you want to call it that, I installed into the suspension in the stock location where the Macpherson struct used to be. the threaded bar gave me the adjustment i need to set the truck at the required ride height. so now I can finalize my stance / ride height. etc, This allowed me to continue working without cutting the spring yet. I was going to cut the spring 20mm. now maybe i only need 10mm. Glad i came across you post. I hope what i am saying makes sense.
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 2 жыл бұрын
Ja, I understand. Safer to rather cut too little at first, not so easy to put it back...
@GHOSTWHOWALKERS
@GHOSTWHOWALKERS Ай бұрын
Your trousers fly is undone man!
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Ай бұрын
Shit happens 😅
@johnnymac1580
@johnnymac1580 Жыл бұрын
Twin I beams were notoriously difficult for alignment problems, even when new. I knew a man that had them heated and bent to solve the problem ⚡️
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Жыл бұрын
The difficulty with them is setting camber. Ford actually had a special tool for bending the beam should it be required.
@timothypriest4791
@timothypriest4791 Ай бұрын
You don't know shit my truck has never had any issues with alignment and it has all its twin I beams
@RandomPerson-ob1hk
@RandomPerson-ob1hk 14 күн бұрын
Lol my tires are bald on the outside and brand new on the inside ​@ratrodsafrica
@SchysCraftCo.
@SchysCraftCo. Жыл бұрын
Very nice job duff.
@michaelmorris6575
@michaelmorris6575 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 2 жыл бұрын
Pleasure man!
@robertstevison1448
@robertstevison1448 Жыл бұрын
Would be awesome to see your place in person lol !!!! Hope yall have an awesome day 😀 say hi to everyone for me lol 😆
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Жыл бұрын
Come visit!😀
@herbietiff
@herbietiff 7 ай бұрын
As us Aussies say, you’re flying a bit low around 11min mark! An unfortunate distraction. Loving watching your vids
@BrunoWiebelt
@BrunoWiebelt 2 жыл бұрын
this was very helpful
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 2 жыл бұрын
If I can help someone through this platform, it makes me feel good! Thanks, appreciate your comment.
@mortimerschnerd3846
@mortimerschnerd3846 6 ай бұрын
You need to drop the end of the axle that attaches to the frame the same amount as you want to lower the truck.
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 6 ай бұрын
That is probably doable, but a huge job!
@greengus5258
@greengus5258 Жыл бұрын
Just as a side note, if you know a blacksmith they love coil spring metal for their projects, at least in the US.
@StreetTruckGarage
@StreetTruckGarage 3 жыл бұрын
I got all the spares you ever need, give me a shout, in Cape Town, spare springs too
@divdevilliers4875
@divdevilliers4875 3 жыл бұрын
Good to know! Looking for new radios arm bushes? Also in the market for a Ford V8...
@StreetTruckGarage
@StreetTruckGarage 3 жыл бұрын
@@divdevilliers4875 give us a shout here is my channel kzfaq.info/love/--LFFR_5t1vriojqJDHrlA
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@StreetTruckGarage
@StreetTruckGarage 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome channel.. HOWZIT...
@divdevilliers4875
@divdevilliers4875 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Street Truck Garage! And howzit back! Next time I'm in CT, will make a turn
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@fordnut4914
@fordnut4914 Жыл бұрын
That cut off wheel wont put enough heat in the spring to hurt nothing. Ive actualy welded coils back together and drove for couple yrs befor selling them never had any issues.
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Жыл бұрын
Best to play it safe, especially on KZfaq!😂
@michaellafreniere5083
@michaellafreniere5083 Жыл бұрын
So final result was 1 full ring? Or did you go back to 11/2 rings?? Curious
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Жыл бұрын
Ended up with 1 and half coils cut off.
@seanhammon6639
@seanhammon6639 3 жыл бұрын
What's the explanation for the double drop? It doesn't make sense to me...
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Sean. I got thinking like this: If you lower the truck on the standard spring, it will compress until it can carry the weight of the vehicle. This is the Load rate - the amount of weight that is designed to carry at specific ride height. If I now add more weight, the spring will compress more, right. But instead of adding more weight, I shorten the spring some. The weight remains the same, but I now have less spring material - the spring has to compress more until it settles at new ride height. So, the change has to be the vertical amount I cut off, PLUS the additional compression. Question is, how much is this? You get fancy formulas, but you need a lot of info, stuff related to type of steel used etc. Too much for us mere mortals... So, I searched for an easier way. - 2 car spring manufacturers in the States said the same thing: If you cut 1" from a tangential car spring, you will get 2" of body drop. Eaton Springs and Global West Suspensions. I guess they know what they talking about, so I'm going with that! Time will tell...
@seanhammon6639
@seanhammon6639 3 жыл бұрын
@@ratrodsafrica It makes sense. So it's not exactly 2x, but that's a pretty good thumb suck. I have zero spring theory myself, so this is interesting. Thanks!
@divdevilliers4875
@divdevilliers4875 3 жыл бұрын
@@seanhammon6639 I'm on a journey of discovery and learning myself! Happy to share. Ja, thumbsuck based on typical tangential automotive spring and a cut of 1". I'm pretty sure that factor will increase as you cut off more...
@brandoncasares7624
@brandoncasares7624 11 ай бұрын
Will this work for my 95 f150?
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica 11 ай бұрын
I don't know, we never got the F150's in SA. But if it is a coil spring, the principles remain the same
@brandoncasares7624
@brandoncasares7624 11 ай бұрын
@ratrodsafrica thank you for the peace of mind.
@davidrose2382
@davidrose2382 Жыл бұрын
Can you speed it up mate
@ratrodsafrica
@ratrodsafrica Жыл бұрын
What do you want me to speed up?
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