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Author has any1 heated up ther rear springs and squashed them to make them smaller?
Daimo B
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7th May 09 at 09:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£70 on new springs

Or be a boyracer pikey and risk ruining your car..

I know which i'd choose
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR


Or be a boyracer pikey and risk of crashing and killing yourself and others..

I know which i'd choose


i know someone who heated them, made the rear end all twitchy and it skipped out around a bend and ended up in a field..

i also know someone who chopped them, flung up snapped the rear brake line, jammed (between the tyre and inner arch, locked up the back wheel and he spun out..

its just not worth it..
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well i know people who have cut them, compressed them, welded etc and never once had a problem. were talkin 15-20 cars here too...
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Originally posted by mk4_boy
i also know someone who chopped them, flung up snapped the rear brake line, jammed (between the tyre and inner arch, locked up the back wheel and he spun out..

its just not worth it..


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I did it... bouncy...

So bought 90's from coilsprings
joshevans
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Originally posted by SR-91
quote:
Originally posted by joshevans
no cnt aford the lexus lights
bort some black angel eyes = nob ed lights haha


not carnt afford there vile lights
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Sorry, but why would you want to do this?it will just increase the chances of the springs snapping under pressure, not something you want really.
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if they snap i have an excuse to buy some new ones then
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Buy new ones anyway, unless you want more damage when the springs snap at 50mph.
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Originally posted by joshevans
When they snap i will have to buy some new ones then


If its doesn't cause a crash first
joshevans
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i can get a new car then haha
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How do you plan on compressing the springs once they are heated up?
joshevans
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with clamps
Matt L
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BOUGHT!!!!!!

wtf is bort
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Originally posted by joshevans
with clamps



I'll look forward to a thread in a few weeks saying how you had to go to hospital with a clamp lodged in your forehead.

[Edited on 07-05-2009 by DannyB]
joshevans
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hahahaha
Minty_Fresh
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quote:
Originally posted by DizzyRebel
well i know people who have cut them, compressed them, welded etc and never once had a problem. were talkin 15-20 cars here too...


i dont care what your friends have done, ive done it..

i did it on my old escorts back in the day, and i can say i wouldnt do it again, there just so bouncy and unpredictable there just not worth it, just change them for proper rear springs like i keep saying, and like others on here once you have the cash..

[Edited on 07-05-2009 by mk4_boy]

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