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oldcorollas Forums Junkie Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan Registered: January 2003	Re: Chopped springs Tue, 25 January 2005 00:00 that's just dodgy!! they shouldn't be able to sell springs like that. to keep them captive they either need a progressive section, designed to keep it captive, or for coil-overs, a helper spring which does the same... reasons i don't like cut springs. a) unless you know what you are doing, you will have an unknown spring rate, which may be far too hard, leading to the "fooly sik bouncies" (ie most cars on george st on fri/sat nights) b) usually, cutting changes the profile of the end of the spring, and as such does not sit neatly on the spring perch, leading to increased point loading at the end of the spring.. depending on the cutting process, the heating may have reduced the temper of the spring so the end may be able to deform to the perch, but thats not a good thing to bet on. over time, 1/4 of car weight focused on a small point = broken spring perch. c) non-captivity. point taken that some aftermarket springs are not captive, but it is always a good idea to keep the mechanical parts of the car in the position and shape that they are designed for... you would sure as hell be worried if your camshaft or diff was not captive d) you can get any spring of any size with any rate made up for not that much, if you just ask. Cya, Stewart [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Chopped springs	Intensevil	Tue, 18 January 2005 14:01
	Re: Chopped springs	Norbie	Tue, 18 January 2005 14:40
	Re: Chopped springs	dizzy	Wed, 19 January 2005 14:45
	Re: Chopped springs	styler	Thu, 20 January 2005 10:04
	Re: Chopped springs	bbaacchhyy	Thu, 20 January 2005 10:14
	Re: Chopped springs	vsvsicks	Fri, 21 January 2005 12:15
	Re: Chopped springs	hokey	Fri, 21 January 2005 10:28
	Re: Chopped springs	gr8r-x	Fri, 21 January 2005 23:41
	Re: Chopped springs	Intensevil	Fri, 21 January 2005 10:46
	Re: Chopped springs	Norbie	Sat, 22 January 2005 08:39
	Re: Chopped springs	BillusMcFlunday	Sun, 23 January 2005 05:57
	Re: Chopped springs	hokey	Sun, 23 January 2005 11:19
	Re: Chopped springs	styler	Sun, 23 January 2005 14:02
	Re: Chopped springs	gold28	Mon, 24 January 2005 23:30
	Re: Chopped springs	gr8r-x	Tue, 25 January 2005 06:44
	Re: Chopped springs	TurboRA28	Mon, 24 January 2005 23:43
	Re: Chopped springs	oldcorollas	Tue, 25 January 2005 00:00
	Re: Chopped springs	hokey	Mon, 24 January 2005 23:54
	Re: Chopped springs	oldcorollas	Tue, 25 January 2005 00:04
	Re: Chopped springs	ozaristov300	Tue, 25 January 2005 01:25
	Re: Chopped springs	TurboRA28	Tue, 25 January 2005 01:34

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