True turn ride height question

[OregonianNova]

Hi, I am building a 1970 nova with speedtech performance control arms and ride tech tru turn. Due to budget constraints I am currently going to use a traditional coil spring and shock until I have the money to upgrade to coilovers all around. My question since I won’t be able to adjust the ride height is how much drop does the true turn system with ridetech coilovers provide? The spindles are a 2” drop and the coil springs I will be using until I get coilovers are BMRs 2” drop springs (620 lb). Is this too much drop to avoid rubbing assuming an 18 x 9 wheel with 5” back spacing? Since it’s not together yet I still have time to add a small spacer to raise up the front a little. I plan on either a 255/35/18 or 275/35/18 up front and plan on either modifying the inner fenders or at the least using high clearance button bolts. I would also consider running without the inner fenders for a while but would rather not because I don’t like the look when the hood is up.

Any feedback from members running ridetechs front suspension would be appreciated.

[130fe]

Wouldnt use drop spndles, they don’t work well will wheels over 15”. The tie rod can/will contact the wheel. Dropping more than 2” can cause rubbing depending on how tall the tires are also. 18X9 with 5” bs? Don’t think that is enough BS, I am running a 18x9 with 5.625bs On my 68 Camaro. I am running their full level 2 kit and run the subframe (bottom) at a height of 5”.

[Jimmy Sean]

Running the ridetech control arms, true turn, 275/30 on a 18x9.5 with 6.5" BS, original wheel wells with the upper bolts at the wheel well lip removed. The 2" drop spring and a 2" drop spindle might be too much but you can always raise it with a spacer to get the ride height you want.

[Josh@Ridetech]

When the Tru Turn is paired up with all of the ridetech control arms and coilovers, the ride height is roughly 2" lower than factory height.

I do believe that you'll run into some issues if you're trying to use the 2" drop spring in conjunction with the spindles. The car is definitely going to be low in the front end (I would expect around 4") so ground clearance and alignment might be hard to get. One of the biggest things I would be worried about would be that you're going to bind up the balljoints with the tall spindle, running it that low.

The spindles and steering arms we provide are an absolute necessity to work with the drag link in the kit. If they're not used, I'm not real sure what kind of bumpsteer numbers you'll end up seeing. With the way the Tru Turn is designed, the outer tie rods are positioned a little higher up, allowing them to tuck into the wheel, it really works better on the 17"+ wheels. We typically run 18's on everything.

[OregonianNova]

When the Tru Turn is paired up with all of the ridetech control arms and coilovers, the ride height is roughly 2" lower than factory height.

I do believe that you'll run into some issues if you're trying to use the 2" drop spring in conjunction with the spindles. The car is definitely going to be low in the front end (I would expect around 4") so ground clearance and alignment might be hard to get. One of the biggest things I would be worried about would be that you're going to bind up the balljoints with the tall spindle, running it that low.

The spindles and steering arms we provide are an absolute necessity to work with the drag link in the kit. If they're not used, I'm not real sure what kind of bumpsteer numbers you'll end up seeing. With the way the Tru Turn is designed, the outer tie rods are positioned a little higher up, allowing them to tuck into the wheel, it really works better on the 17"+ wheels. We typically run 18's on everything.

This is the exact information I was looking for. I have the full tru turn set up with the spindles but I didn't want it to be dropped too much, I didn't even think about binding though. I will get a spacer to where the ride height is as close to Ridetech's set up as possible to maintain the geometry. I also want to preserve ground clearance as much as possible so that will be important.

Thanks!

[Josh@Ridetech]

This is the exact information I was looking for. I have the full tru turn set up with the spindles but I didn't want it to be dropped too much, I didn't even think about binding though. I will get a spacer to where the ride height is as close to ridetech's set up as possible to maintain the geometry. I also want to preserve ground clearance as much as possible so that will be important.

Thanks!

Anytime!

[elwaupo]

I installed the True Turn set up on my 69 Camaro with new stock height coil springs. After installation the car was sitting on the ground. I looked up on You Tube on “Classic Octane” and a Guy did the same install with the same results, to temporarily remedy this he just installed coil spring spacers but like him I installed coil overs. You can adjust your height level and you can buy the them in various models so you don’t have to break the bank.