Quote Originally Posted by itsmeb View Post
My 1930 Chevy has an IFS under it that is said to be a Kugel. It rides very stiff so I began looking at the coilovers and determined that they were bottoming out. They were almost collapsed when the car sits on the ground. I removed the coilover and spring and it was labled 11 "s with a 200 lb. spring rate. This spring compressed to 6 3/4 when on the ground. I'm in the process of trying to determine the proper spring for the front as I suspect these have been messed with. Is your experience is that spring to soft?

Also when the coilover is removed, should I be able to move the A-arms up or down any?
Have you tried any adjustment of the spring? Without knowing the car and it's weight it'll be impossible to guess which spring to use. I've got a Kugel ifs in mine and recently played with springs front and rear.

Do you have a picture of the front suspension and last, yes with the coilovers removed you should be able to move the a-arms.
If needed, I have the installation instructions and front end alignment instructions, but you can also get them from Kugal dot com....