milo9rat Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Can I unbolt the lower control arm at the inner pivot point to remove the coil springs?? I want to cut the spring to lower the car just a little.. Thanks for any help.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Milo, you can but any time I've done it I've undone the lower outer pin using a jack underneath the lower A arm with jack stands under the chassis, then unscrew the lower outer pin then gently lower the jack and there you have it........normally 1 coil removed is more than enough to lower the car, usually about 2"...........this pic of the 41 coupe I had shows 1 coil removed although it was running 15x6 rims with 195/65x15 Coker Classic radial tyres which also helped to lower it a bit.............andyd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Whatever you do, do it very carefully. There is a lot of energy there which if unleashed carelessly can cause a lot of damage to you and/or your car. My guess is also that after 66 years the car is probably riding lower than when new. I also own a '53 Plymouth so know this from experience. You might be better adding an inch or two to the rear of the car. Personally, I would just leave it alone. Just my thoughts but your car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneto-55 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 It was a long time ago (1981 or so), but I believe I removed the upper inner pivot. But i was removing the entire suspension off of a 53 Cranbrook my brother was scrapping out, and installing on my 49 P15. (I got it out of a salvage, and the front spindles had been torched off, probably for a trailer. The original suspension parts from the 49 must have been scrapped at some point over the years, but I always saved everything, so I don't reckon I did it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptwothree Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 If the front end sheet metal is off the car, you can remove the four bolts securing the upper control arm and with a floor jack under the lower arm then you can easily lower it enough to extract the spring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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