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Old 09-02-2011, 07:57 AM
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Im going turbo 6.0 curious what springs you guys run. Right now i have a 125# x14" coilover spring. I want to change to 12" anyway but figured since im going iron block and adding a little more weight ( still running 243 heads as of now) I may want to get maybe a 150-175#... Let me know what your setup is thanks
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i have a 6.0 not turbo , but i run 14" 150# springs and they work fine, car sits good
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Im going turbo 6.0 curious what springs you guys run. Right now i have a 125# x14" coilover spring. I want to change to 12" anyway but figured since im going iron block and adding a little more weight ( still running 243 heads as of now) I may want to get maybe a 150-175#... Let me know what your setup is thanks

Depends...

Are you setting the whole suspension up for performance, (turning left & right) or are you just trying to support the front for straight line driving? There is a huge difference between these two set ups. If just wanting to support the increased weight up front, 150-175# will result in about what you had.
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I'm running 12"x150 with a turbo 5.3 iron block. It's been working good so far.
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Well its a street drivin bracket car I drive to track and around town. So I like the way it feels now probably go with the 150 12"
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I drive mine all the time on the street/hwy, it has 150#, 12" springs in it.



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