cutlassclay

I put headers on my cultass last summer and now i cant park it in my driveway due to the ride height of them.. (my driveway has a slope to it)...i need around 3.5 to 4 inches of lift in order for my headers to not hit..i have replaced the rear springs before the headers but it still needs more..what should i do? i dont know much about suspension. please hep me

cutlassclay

headers hitting on driveway**

oldcutlass

What brand header are you running?

cutlassclay

flowmaster, they are tucked up tight.. and fit perfect in the groove in the frame

oldcutlass

Do you have a SBO or BBO, any front end mods, front springs sagging? Do you have a picture of the underside of the car showing clearance.

Rocket331

I'd move.

droptopron

A pic of the car & the driveway would help

cutlassclay

ok so i have no mods done but im sure that the front springs are sagging...ill put up pics as soon as i can (few days)...and i am moving in a few months but i need a quick cheep fix...i was thinking new front springs with coil spacers on both front and rear

cutlassclay

Sbo

joe_padavano

BAAAAD idea. The car will look like a 4x4 and handle like one as well. For a "cheep" fix, get chickens, but for a CHEAP fix, buy some 2x12s to lay on the ground where you drive the car up the driveway.

455man

What size are your front tires?

BackInTheGame

I'm gathering parts to renovate the entire suspension/steering/running gear, etc. of my '68 442. Because: 1)the original springs were sagging to the max and the front have spacers installed by previous owner , 2)I want to run slightly larger tires, 3)will be installing headers when I get to that part of the resto, AND 4)I like the look - I bought new springs, F&R, that are 1 inch taller than stock.

cutlassclay

i have stock 14 inchers...good luck with that

455man

And what size are the tires? 225/70/14?

cutlassclay

yes sir

brownbomber77

Well...in my younger years, I did manage to put a set of BBO long tubes on a SBO and they were pretty damned close to the ground. This is a real question because they are hard to distinguish...are you SURE you have SBO headers? BBO are 1 inch lower to the ground than SBO if I am not mistaken. Because the higher deck height, in order to put the collector at the same level as the SBO, the BBO are 1 inch taller from the bottom of the collector to the top of the flange. I like the 2x4 idea the best

oldcutlass

I like 2x4 idea also, especially if this is a temporary issue.

coppercutlass

My drive way has a steep pitch ad my headers have never hit. i have a set of spare sbo headers i know tuck in tight .

cutlassclay

i went with the 2x4 idea haha it works for now. thanks guys