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Jules
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22nd Sep 09 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ajscorsa
mine fell out when it was jacked up. car was very very bouncy too. Seriously mate don't do it, not worth it when you can get custom springs cheap these days.


Which is a MoT failure - hense why cutting springs is a stupid thing to do
_Allan_
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22nd Sep 09 at 15:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just replace them with curly fries.
Jobs a goodun

[Edited on 22-09-2009 by _Allan_]
kylemac91
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Dont do it, had cut ones before and the back end goes like fuck!
Minty_Fresh
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
quote:
Originally posted by ajscorsa
mine fell out when it was jacked up. car was very very bouncy too. Seriously mate don't do it, not worth it when you can get custom springs cheap these days.


Which is a MoT failure - hense why cutting springs is a stupid thing to do


i had -110mm rear springs in my corsa, custom made and cost around £100, and did/are the above, fell out when jacked up, didnt seat 100% in the suspension cups and are an mot failure..

ride was ok saying i was so low but still...
tomo2k9
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22nd Sep 09 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
were did you get those from then ??? i wanna go down about 100-110mm
Jamie-C
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22nd Sep 09 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
coilsprings.co.uk or pazz1991 as already said in the thread.
tomo2k9
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and would they make them as low as i want them /?? maybe lower ??/ and also how do i go about keeping them in the position at all times like ??? or will they make them so they cone in at the bottome so they fit snug???
Minty_Fresh
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pazz will only do 80/100mm springs as i have asked about some 110/120mm rear springs before..

and thick cable ties you use to hold them in..
tomo2k9
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cheers mate nice one for the advice ill have to get me some new spings but i want some with a big drop like 110mm
Jamie-C
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22nd Sep 09 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
coilsprings.co.uk then.
Ben-B
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Heat them up, make them soft, put them in a vice, shrink them then refit.

Should drive LOVELY.


or if you dont have a vice availabe, use a hammer to bash them
cjohnson
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22nd Sep 09 at 16:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine have been chopped for around 5 months on the rear, they're fine mate
tomo2k9
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whats the drop on it mate ???? wheel in the arch ??
cjohnson
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22nd Sep 09 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just tucked in mate, they came with my coilovers and weren't quite low enough. So I dunno how low they were to start with.

I will get around to buying some proper ones eventually though, just to be proper!
tomo2k9
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22nd Sep 09 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok mate well im already down 80mm just wanna try 100mm maybe even 110mm out see what it looks like but i will get proper springs i was just wondering if there is people with chop springs because i notice the springs anyway arnt rely held in by anything tbf

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