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Front Drag Racing Coil Springs
What Are Front Drag Racing Coil Springs?
Front drag racing coil springs are taller than OEM springs and use softer rates to give a car the correct ride height while providing more stored energy for instant weight transfer to the rear tires during launch. This helps to improve traction and contribute to more consistent 60-foot and quarter-mile performance.
Landrum Performance drag racing coil springs are produced with superior materials and manufacturing techniques to deliver the performance, reliability, and consistency you need to win.
For What Vehicles Are Landrum Front Drag Racing Coil Springs Available?
Landrum drag race springs are available for the front suspension of GM vehicles and are offered in configurations to fit OEM A-Arms and Aftermarket A-Arms with no modifications required. Springs with a 5” outer diameter and 18” length are available for 1964-1972 GM vehicles, and springs with a 5.5” outer diameter and 18” length are offered for 1973 and newer models.
All front springs are closed and ground on one end to provide proper contact with the frame. The opposite end is either open to properly fit into the lower control arm of OEM A-Arms or closed for Aftermarket A-Arms.
How Do Front Drag Racing Coil Springs Work?
A taller, lower-rate front spring compresses farther under the vehicle’s weight than a shorter, higher-rate spring while maintaining the desired ride height. This increased compression stores more energy in the spring and provides additional extension travel.
During launch, acceleration unloads the front suspension, allowing the spring to release its stored energy and extend. As the front suspension rises, the chassis rotates rearward, helping transfer load to the rear tires. This increases available rear-tire traction and helps the car put power to the track more effectively.
Spring rate, spring length, available suspension travel, and shock settings work together to control how quickly and how far the front suspension extends during launch.
What Are the Benefits of Drag Racing Coil Springs for the Front Suspension?
When used in the front suspension, drag racing coil springs can provide several performance advantages:
- Improved weight transfer: Helps shift load toward the rear tires during acceleration.
- Better rear-tire traction: Increased rear-tire loading can help improve traction during launch.
- Greater suspension travel: Provides the extension travel needed for effective front suspension movement.
- More controlled launches: Helps manage front-end movement during the initial portion of the run.
- Improved consistency: Helps make suspension movement and weight transfer more repeatable from pass to pass.
- Ride-height control: Maintains the desired static ride height while providing usable suspension travel.
What Metal is Best for Drag Racing Coil Springs?
Landrum uses high-tensile chrome-silicon alloy steel for drag race coil springs as it provides the strength, resilience, and fatigue resistance required for demanding drag racing applications while helping the spring maintain consistent rate and free height over repeated compression cycles.
How are Front Drag Racing Coil Springs Manufactured?
- Springs are powder coated and not plated, which avoids hydrogen embrittlement, a condition that can be caused by electroplating and can weaken metal.
- Every Landrum front drag racing coil spring is tested to verify that it is within 2% of its specified rate. A dyno sheet showing the test results is included with each spring.
- The drag racing springs are designed with the correct pitch and height ratio to ensure a consistent rate throughout the entire compression cycle.
What Front Drag Racing Coil Spring Rates are Available?
Our Front Drag Racing Coil Springs are available in a range of rates:
- 150 lbs./in.
- 165 lbs./in.
- 180 lbs./in.
- 200 lbs./in.
- 225 lbs./in.
- 250 lbs./in.
The appropriate spring rate depends on factors such as vehicle weight, front-end weight, suspension configuration, and intended application.
Frequently Asked Questions About Front Drag Racing Coil Springs
What is the Difference Between Drag Racing Coil Springs and OEM Springs?
Front drag racing coil springs are typically taller and have softer spring rates than OEM springs. Their greater free height allows them to compress farther under vehicle weight while maintaining the required ride height, providing greater stored energy and more available suspension extension.
What Is Stored Energy in a Drag Racing Spring?
Stored energy in a drag racing spring is the potential energy created when the spring compresses under the vehicle’s weight. The amount of stored energy depends primarily on spring rate and how far the spring is compressed from its free height. A longer, softer spring stores more energy than a shorter, stiffer spring under the same load because it compresses farther while maintaining a similar installed ride height.
Do Front Drag Racing Coil Springs Change Ride Height?
Front drag racing coil springs can maintain the desired ride height despite being taller than OEM springs. Their softer spring rates allow greater compression under vehicle weight, resulting in the intended installed height.
How are Front Drag Racing Coil Springs Kept from Bowing?
Landrum drag race springs are cold wound, not hot wound. Each is properly heat treated and stress relieved to ensure the sides of the spring remain parallel during installation.
See our drag racing spring technical information for additional technical and application information.
Spring Compressor for 18-Inch Front Drag Racing Coil Springs
Landrum’s spring compressor is designed to make installation of its 18-inch Front Drag Racing Coil Springs easier.
This Spring Compressor makes it easy to install our 18” Front Drag Racing Coil Springs. Standard spring compressors just aren’t long enough to properly compress 18” springs, but our spring compressor is. The spring compressor is inserted through the top shock absorber opening and a long length threaded rod allows the compressor fingers to reach down to the bottom of the spring. A position adjustable bearing located toward the top of the rod seats on the top of the shock opening so the threaded rod turns freely when the spring compressor is tensioned or loosened.
Retail Price: $169.00
To purchase a spring compressor:
- Add a spring compressor to your Front Drag Racing Coil Springs order.
- Or purchase a spring compressor separately.
Download Spring Compressor Instructions:
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Designed for Use with our 18″ Front Drag Racing Coil Springs.
This Spring Compressor makes it easy to install our 18” Front Drag Racing Coil Springs. Standard spring compressors just aren’t long enough to properly compress 18” springs, but our spring compressor is. The spring compressor is inserted through the top shock absorber opening and a long length threaded rod allows the compressor fingers to reach down to the bottom of the spring. A position adjustable bearing located toward the top of the rod seats on the top of the shock opening so the threaded rod turns freely when the spring compressor is tensioned or loosened.
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If you’re looking for durable and high-performance stock appearing front coil springs for racing, Landrum’s got you covered. Our Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs are designed for stock car, street stock, hobby stock, factory stock, and other racing classes that require stock appearing front springs—without the need for spacers or weight jacks.
What Makes Landrum Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs Durable and Reliable?
Landrum Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs are crafted from high-tensile chrome silicon alloy steel, cold-wound, heat-treated, and stress-relieved for maximum durability. This ensures the springs can handle repeated load cycles without losing free height or rate. In short, they’re built to race hard, stay consistent, and keep performing strong race after race.
How Did Landrum Design the Best Stock Appearing Springs?
At Landrum, we listened to racers to understand what they wanted in a spring, then designed Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs to deliver the performance they asked for. These springs are engineered at our Indiana facility, where they continue to be produced for unmatched quality and consistency.
How Does Landrum Ensure the Accuracy of Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs?
Landrum Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs are guaranteed to be within 2% of rate specification. To prove this, we provide a dyno sheet with each spring, ensuring you can have full confidence in its exact rate.
Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs Sizes
Our Street Stock/Stock Appearing Front Coil Springs come in a variety of diameters, free lengths, and spring rates to fit your specific racing application:
• 5.5” Outer Diameter
• 11” and 12” Free Lengths
• Rates of 100-1400 lbs. per inchAdditional Landrum Performance Springs technical information can be found here.
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Landrum Performance Stock Appearing Pig Tail Rear Springs are for circle track and drag racing classes that require stock appearing springs which use only one pig tail hookup and don’t require use of spacers or weight jacks.
The 5.5” OD Stock Appearing Springs are available in 9” and 11” lengths and are painted black for a stock appearance. A wide range of spring rates makes it easy to find the rate you need. Springs are closed and ground on both ends to fit stock mounting points.
Landrum Stock Appearing Pig Tail Rear Springs are built for those who demand the best spring performance and provide the reliability and durability you need to win.
If you need stock appearing double pig tail rear springs we have 14” free length springs available in a wide range of spring rates. You can see them here.
Premium Quality Materials and Manufacturing
- Landrum Performance Stock Appearing Rear Pig Tail Springs are produced with the highest quality US made High Tensile Chrome Silicon Alloy Steel Wire for strength and reliability.
- Landrum pig tail springs are cold wound, which creates steel that is stronger and harder than hot wound steel and allows for more exacting tolerances.
- Landrum springs have the tightest tolerances in the industry and are guaranteed to hold their tolerance to 2%. We prove it with a dyno sheet included with each spring.
Stock Appearing Pig Tail Rear Springs – Sizes
- 5.5” OD
- Available Free Lengths: 9” and 11”
- 9” Free Length Available Rates: 300 and 350 lbs. per inch
- 11” Free Length Available Rates: 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300 and 350 lbs. per inch
Tip: Ford Mustang and GM metric chassis stock pig tail spring size is 5.5” OD with an 11” Free Length.
Additional Landrum Performance Springs technical information can be found here.
Need stock appearing double pig tail rear springs? We have them here.
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What Are Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs?
Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs are springs made to resemble black painted stock double pig tail springs and are made for circle track and drag racing classes requiring stock appearing springs and don’t require use of spacers or weight jacks.
All springs are coated black for a ‘stock’ appearance and come in 7″ OD x 14″ sizes, with a range of rates to provide the spring configuration you need for the best handling, traction, and overall performance.
What Makes Landrum Stock Appearing Rear Springs Durable, Consistent and Reliable?
Landrum Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs are made to be durable, hold rate specification and not lose free height. In other words, they’re built to race hard, stay consistent, and perform strong race after race.
What Steel are Landrum Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs Made From?
Our springs are made of only the best US made High Tensile Chrome Silicon Alloy Steel. Known for its high strength-to-weight ratio, the wire’s alloy mix makes for springs that are lightweight yet exceptionally strong, ensuring superior performance without adding unnecessary mass.
Why Don’t Our Springs Lose Free Height?
Landrum springs are engineered and manufactured to deliver accurate, consistent performance throughout their range of travel and can repeatedly go to coil bind without losing free height or performance. This is made possible by using superior materials and advanced manufacturing processes:
- High Tensile Chrome Silicon Alloy Steel Wire – is known for its excellent elasticity, meaning it can be compressed or stretched and return to its original shape. Making it an ideal material for manufacturing springs.
- Landrum’s Cold Winding, Heat Treatment and Stress Relief Process – increases the spring’s durability and ability to resist deformation under pressure.
How Accurate are Landrum Springs?
All Landrum Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs are tested to be within 2% of rate specification. This is documented by a dyno sheet that is included with each spring showing tests results.
What Spring Rates are Available for Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs?
- Available Rates: 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, and 300 lbs. per inch
- Tip: Full size GM & Ford applications have an overall spring height of 14″ with a 7″ OD.
Are Landrum Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs Only for Racing?
Stock Appearing Double Pig Tail Rear Springs aren’t just the best rear coil springs for Stock Car, Street Stock, Hobby Stock, Factory Stock and Drag Racing, they’re the perfect performance springs for high performance street cars too.
Additional Landrum Performance Springs technical information can be found here.