never played with springs before... and just wondering do i need a spring compressor to take them out before cutting them and refitting or can i give it a go at home ?
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never played with springs before... and just wondering do i need a spring compressor to take them out before cutting them and refitting or can i give it a go at home ?
cheers
If you're talking about standard springs in a *E7* or an AE86, spring compressors aren't really needed.
Out back, just undo the shocks, jack the car up from rails and the springs should be able to be pulled out.
Up front, undo the top strut nut to the shocks, jack the car up and remove the strut like normal. The springs should come out. Putting them back in however, you may need a spring compressor. If cut it should be easy to put back in.
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yehh just standards in my ke, ok cheers thats heepsa help.
any recomended amount of coils that should be cut to have a relatively low but not cop magnet stance ?
cut one coil at a time, both sides then put car back together lower it and see if your happy with the height. keep cutting till you get the desired ride height
from what i have heard, you may need wire to hold a chopped spring on the back
^ or shorter shocks. I agree with Hachi-Rocku, better than cutting 4 coils off and finding out the cars undrivable.
Last edited by Dylan; 25th March 2009 at 05:47 PM.
just cut the springs while in the car, 2 coils is best.
did this on my ae86, springs ended up being ride height of 220mm when i measured them, freaking win! =]
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you should never need spring compressors in a ke. all you have to do is wind the spring down the strut below the spring seat. that way it relieves the pressure off the spring and makes it easy to undo everything
T18 in the build
yeh 2 coils worked out perfectttt
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