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Don't worry, i am not planning to run them...but what i plan to do is use an old set, chop them bit by bit a see how the car sits. my question is though..when i get the height i want...how do i know what springs to get? Because the spring rate will change as they're cut...so sag will differ each time.
Say, hypothetically, i end up with a spring that's 45cm long and it sits nicely. If i order new springs in that length, they might sag further because i don't know what the spring rate was with the cut spring.
This all make sense?
Finally, if the shocks are in decent condition, how far can teh car go down while retaining them? I'm not going stupidly low, just will the tyres fill the guards a bit more.
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thats a great question HQ,
i bet you will have to try trial and error, speak to spring manufacturers, and guess heaps,
good luck
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best way would be if you have say v8 springs in it at the moment & thats what you have a v8 in it say you want it to sit 2 inches lower than it is now go see a spring place eg pedders etc tell them you want it 2 inches lower than standard v8 & you should
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Cheers guys!
You're right about the spring place...they'd deal with those requests every day i guess. I just had a spare set of springs fall my way and felt like a little project :-) |
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Cheers guys!
Youre right about the spring place...theyd deal with those requests every day i guess. I just had a spare set of springs fall my way and felt like a little project :-) |
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The other would be to measure the distance from hub to arch with the springs standard. Then chop until you get the stance you want. Measure again. You know know how much you want to come down from standard (and also gives you a measurement that you can |
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i would not go with king springs again as i brought a set for the frount of my hz v8 lowered,hfl.they where wronge the standed is 355mm(so i was told by head office of king springs) i brought frount lowered springs and they sat the same 355mm,they did not
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