Cobra Jet drag springs

[doogie]

That is correct...

CJ on the left and stocker on the right

 

[06iornhorse]

I was wondering if anyone had a pick of their car with the front and rear installed or has anyone even installed the front. I just wonder if it will make the car sit higher in the front due to the fact we have a lighter engine than the CJ.

 

[don_w]

.... due to the fact we have a lighter engine than the CJ.

Not all of us...

 

[doogie]

Here's a side shot of mine... but the fronts are still stock. I am still undecided on whether I will swap the fronts. I may just wait to see how the rears work and then try with both installed.

Along with a comparison with the Roush rears installed

 

[06iornhorse]

thanks, so the springs in the front are stock and not the roush springs. Looks like you are having some nice Christmas weather.

 

[doogie]

Yeah, with more coming tomorrow and Christmas Day. I plowed twice yesterday and once this morning. Makes me really appreciate the heater getting installed in the garage as I was actually breaking a sweat this morning while swapping the springs!

 

[06iornhorse]

hell it is almost 70 degrees here and sunny I would kill for some winter weather. thanks again for the pics if you decide to swap the front please post up another pick. I am at the track every weekend so if the front will help with weight transfer even more I would like to do it but not if it makes the front look like I could go offroad.

 

[2L8IWON]

So ummm CJ/V6 springs are the new fad? lol

No fad, they HAVE been a topic of conversation since June though, so this is nothing new. Just a revived thread

 

[Greg Hazlett]

I guess you have a spring compressor if you did the swap yourself?

I plan on swapping the rears myself and paying someone to do the fronts...I was quoted $60 for the fronts and $40 for the rears...

I had an alignement done when I had the UPR's installed 3 weeks ago, if I install the CJ's do you think I need to have another alignment done?

 

[2L8IWON]

You don't need a spring compressor but it helps. Looong after I did 3 S197s (in one day) I found a video on Horse Power TV where they lowered a GT without a spring compressor. What they did was used a jack to put the springs under pressure, removed the shock and slowly let the jack out until the spring was fully extended. That was WAY quicker than using the manual spring compressor I got at Sears.

 

[Greg Hazlett]

Hmmmm..I will have to look at that...thanks! There is something to be said about dropping it off and picking it up and being done, LOL!

 

[Coool]

Hey Doogie can you give us your impression between the Roush and the CJ rears.
Did you notice any ride difference ?
Thanks.

Here's a side shot of mine... but the fronts are still stock. I am still undecided on whether I will swap the fronts. I may just wait to see how the rears work and then try with both installed.

Along with a comparison with the Roush rears installed

 

[don_w]

Hey Doggie can you give us your impression between the Roush and the CJ rears.
Did you notice any ride difference ?
Thanks.

Uh oh.... he hates it when you call him "Doggie".

 

[doogie]

Hey Doggie can you give us your impression between the Roush and the CJ rears.
Did you notice any ride difference ?
Thanks.

If you can wait until April when all this white stuff melts, I can give you a full comparison

As I just installed them this morning.

Uh oh.... he hates it when you call him "Doggie".

I have been called worse!

But since that is only my "screen name", I took no offense!

 

[Coool]

Oops ! It's tough getting old !

Uh oh.... he hates it when you call him "Doggie".

 

[Boozshey]

If you can wait until April when all this white stuff melts, I can give you a full comparison

Well it's May... So what's your opinion?

 

[doogie]

Well it's May... So what's your opinion?

I only drove it a couple times with the CJs before swapping the stock rear shocks for Koni Sports and I am still messing around with the settings to give it the best ride. But overall, not too much difference from the Roush's... if anything, it is a little smoother (maybe a bit more bounce since these are softer).

 

[J.Cagle]

so how much lower will the car ride if you swap a full set of cj springs in for stock ones? I really want to lower my car, but I dont want to lower any more than an inch in the front if that.

 

[scramblr]

so how much lower will the car ride if you swap a full set of cj springs in for stock ones? I really want to lower my car, but I dont want to lower any more than an inch in the front if that.

About 1/4" lower. I base that on lowering my car with Steeda Ultralites which brought it down about 1/2" and when I swap the CJ springs for raising, they bring the car up about 1/4". Pretty scientific huh?

 

[Marc s]

so how much lower will the car ride if you swap a full set of cj springs in for stock ones? I really want to lower my car, but I dont want to lower any more than an inch in the front if that.

I believe if you look at page 12 and 13 of this thread, it was determined the the front CJ spring is the same part number as the GT premium spring. The rear CJ spring is the same part number as the Bullitt spring.