Originally Posted by triniemi
There is about 1.5" of shock ram showing when the car is at the ride height with the current 400lbs springs. I could drop the nose a little, but not more than 0.3" or the headers will touch the ground. Do I need to get taller front tires if I want to drop it more with new 300lbs springs or is there another way to get the shock ram showing only 0.75 inch?
Yes you should buy taller front tires, You have used up the travel or the strut at ride height which will prevent pitch rotation like a solid suspension does. I like to run the strut on the bumper on the cars I build, but the 3/4" figure is what Rick Jones and others recomend for ride height set up. You may even be able to use a 275# spring to aide in weight transfer if the spring will hold up the car which I am sure it would based on the last info you reported.
I just had this notion to ask you, The engine weight is in the car when you are checking this isn't it?