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djbourboncan Regular Location: brisbane Registered: August 2004	Re: suspension vs lsd Fri, 10 September 2004 05:56 This is why cutting springs is a bad idea. First of all you have completely altered the ride of the vehicle since you have removed the preload from the spring (it has been heated until deformed plastically - any preload will be eliminated during this process). This means when you go over the speed bump you will come down harder. You have reduced the number of active coils and decreased the amount of deflection you have available to resist impact. This means your body (both you and the car) will take more of a beating faster. You have introduced thermal stresses in the material and possibly surface defects which will reduce the life of the spring. In essence you have dropped the vehicle lower to the ground possibly improved handling and aerodynamics however you have done it at great expense to the vehicle. You have made the ride bumpier and put more punishment on the rest of the vehicle. You have also reduced the life of the springs. In my opinion, the only way to get a decent result from lowering a car is to fit shorter but harder springs, so that the reduced suspension travel is compensated for by increased spring rate. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	suspension vs lsd	toyodas	Wed, 08 September 2004 16:46
	Re: suspension vs lsd	ae95	Wed, 08 September 2004 17:02
	Re: suspension vs lsd	lang	Wed, 08 September 2004 17:29
	Re: suspension vs lsd	sated	Wed, 08 September 2004 17:43
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Norbie	Wed, 08 September 2004 23:32
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Evan	Wed, 08 September 2004 23:41
	Re: suspension vs lsd	ae86slaver	Thu, 09 September 2004 00:52
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Evan	Thu, 09 September 2004 01:14
	Re: suspension vs lsd	ShiRi	Thu, 09 September 2004 01:07
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Jag7799	Thu, 09 September 2004 08:00
	Re: suspension vs lsd	monkeymajik	Thu, 09 September 2004 08:30
	Re: suspension vs lsd	ae86slaver	Thu, 09 September 2004 23:32
	Re: suspension vs lsd	drift86levin	Fri, 10 September 2004 05:38
	Re: suspension vs lsd	justcallmefrank	Fri, 10 September 2004 08:06
	Re: suspension vs lsd	drift86levin	Thu, 09 September 2004 09:33
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Cyber-punk	Thu, 09 September 2004 10:10
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Evan	Thu, 09 September 2004 12:14
	Re: suspension vs lsd	djbourboncan	Fri, 10 September 2004 05:56
	Re: suspension vs lsd	bubbles	Fri, 10 September 2004 06:01
	Re: suspension vs lsd	djbourboncan	Fri, 10 September 2004 06:36
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Evan	Sat, 11 September 2004 07:36
	Re: suspension vs lsd	ViPeR_NiPPleX	Fri, 10 September 2004 08:27
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Classique71	Fri, 10 September 2004 09:30
	Re: suspension vs lsd	ae86drift	Fri, 10 September 2004 15:54
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Classique71	Fri, 10 September 2004 22:34
	Re: suspension vs lsd	st184 sillycar	Sat, 11 September 2004 02:18
	Re: suspension vs lsd	Sol_Supra	Sat, 11 September 2004 03:23

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