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May 2004
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ke55 leaf springs
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Thu, 03 June 2004 07:43
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i have a ke55 sedan. also have a pair of wagon leaves with slapper. they look like they would be alot stiffer than the originals and want to know if anyone can tell me if they are a bolt on to a sedan????? i plan on inverting the eys aswell
cheers
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Thu, 03 June 2004 11:17
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Get under the car and try it - KE leaf springs etc. aren't exactly hard to pull out..
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Location:
Carlingford, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Thu, 03 June 2004 16:39
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yeah do it  good mod
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On Probation
Location:
North East NSW
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Sun, 06 June 2004 04:15
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if you use the wagon leaves to make a custom pack (2x leaf packs = 7 leaves and 220lb) then it will stiffen up the arse. alot. try perhaps adding one leaf (i'd recommend the second from bottom) and see how that goes. you can get custom leaves made up for usually around 30 bucks apiece
any more than one leaf and you'll need custom shackles, which need to be joined to the spring. clamp shackles are illegal for street use
the slapper bar isn't good for handling, jonny rochester tried this in his te37 replica, and said they come on too hard too fast and fuck everything up, stock is better, a well designed gradual leaf pack is even better. the slapper is made so you can stuff a heap of heavy crap into the back of your corolla wagon and drive off without bottoming out (very slowly with your stock 3k)
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Mon, 07 June 2004 01:50
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| Super Jamie wrote on Sun, 06 June 2004 14:15 |
if you use the wagon leaves to make a custom pack (2x leaf packs = 7 leaves and 220lb) then it will stiffen up the arse. alot. try perhaps adding one leaf (i'd recommend the second from bottom) and see how that goes. you can get custom leaves made up for usually around 30 bucks apiece
any more than one leaf and you'll need custom shackles, which need to be joined to the spring. clamp shackles are illegal for street use
the slapper bar isn't good for handling, jonny rochester tried this in his te37 replica, and said they come on too hard too fast and fuck everything up, stock is better, a well designed gradual leaf pack is even better. the slapper is made so you can stuff a heap of heavy crap into the back of your corolla wagon and drive off without bottoming out (very slowly with your stock 3k)
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Where do you get custom leaves for $30?
I've been told it would be in the hundreds.
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On Probation
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North East NSW
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Mon, 07 June 2004 02:31
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the whole pack, yes. 4 leaves per pack, times two packs, times 30 dollars a leaf
4 * 2 * 30 = $240
but if you got 8 custom leaves made at the one place, you'd want a better deal than that, or some poly bushes chucked in or something
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Mon, 07 June 2004 08:00
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Ahhh ha!
Sorted.
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Location:
Australia
Registered:
May 2004
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Re: ke55 leaf springs
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Mon, 07 June 2004 23:27
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get this.....visited the local spring works. one extra leaf and instead of inverting the eyes but turning the top leaf upside down and re-setting= $280. this sound right???
might go for lowering blocks!
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