Camaro front weight

[hotrod69camaro]

I have a 69 camaro. I have QA1 coilover conversion shocks up front. The front keeps falling after I crank up the spanner nuts they are 350 lb springs. The shocks and springs have been installed a couple years. QA1 wanted to know the weight of the front of my car to recommend a spring rate. I was at my chassis place Saturday, to finish up my Quadra link in the rear. We weighed the front on two of his scales. It weighed #2535 lbs. The QA1 guy says I have the heaviest small blockn camaro in the country. I've taken alot of weight out of the front. (aluminimn inner fenders, A/C delete, tublar A arms etc). I'm going to try to weigh it somewhere else too to prove the scales right or wrong. What should the front weigh approx?................Thanks

[Vegas69]

Can't see why it would be any different than any other small block car. Sounds like some crummy springs if they keep sagging in 2 years time.

[chicane]

Well... first of all... QA1's are not "all that" to begin with. Definately suspect in my opinion.

Secondly... I would guess that your actual front weight is more like 1850 to 2050 lbs total.

Third... a 350 lb spring is about equal to a stock spring rate. I think you will need more than that.

[hotrod69camaro]

I'm going to re weigh the front with different scales to see if the chassis guys are off and go with global west springs maybe. They say they can offer a 500 lb rate spring for my application. Ant other suggestions? .....Thanks much

[skatinjay27]

what are your intensions for the car?

in a g-machine asspect- 500 is to low for a iron sbc... and 350 is crazy.

[Autokraft]

first gen small block w/aluminum heads, glass hood,factory discs,steel fenders inner/outer should be around 1650/1700lbs , either the scales are off or you have a lead filled subframe

[hotrod69camaro]

To answer your question AJ, I'm taking the car in the pro touring/G-machine direction. I went to a dump transfer station by my house yesterday. They let me weigh my car. With just the frony wheels on the scale it weighed #1800 lbs. Then I drove the whole car onto the scale and it weighed #3220 lbs. Now I will seek a front spring. Probably from Global west. I dont think there are too many options for this "coil over conversion" syestem from QA1. We will see.