Remove helper srping or new top mounts?

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Remove helper srping or new top mounts?
#1
Yes, is that question, I have 1 finger of wheel gap and the coils on minimum level.

I wanna get more down, what you recommend?
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Shorter, stiffer main spring.
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What you mean? Other spring but more "compressed"?

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Shorter free (uncompressed) length, higher spring rate.

At least that's what I assume!
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Seid' Wrote:What you mean? Other spring but more "compressed"?

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As kezzi says mate, you need a shorter, stiffer spring to go lower, removing the helpers would run the risk of the spring unseating when the shock extends!
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Yeah, but that lower spring is very expensive, more and less the cost of the coils :/

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Depends, you can raise the lower spring collar to the top of where the helper spring sits, then remove the helper spring, will have the same effect.
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cwspellowe Wrote:Depends, you can raise the lower spring collar to the top of where the helper spring sits, then remove the helper spring, will have the same effect.

As far as I understand it won't though, the helper spring compresses a good 40mm and doing that will result in the car sitting higher that standard if I'm not mistaken!
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mark_airey Wrote:
cwspellowe Wrote:Depends, you can raise the lower spring collar to the top of where the helper spring sits, then remove the helper spring, will have the same effect.

As far as I understand it won't though, the helper spring compresses a good 40mm and doing that will result in the car sitting higher that standard if I'm not mistaken!

Yep, 'cause the spring rate is now a lot higher.
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Rippthrough Wrote:Yep, 'cause the spring rate is now a lot higher.


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's about time some fecker did, I feel like a stuck record in here.
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Cut the springs Big Grin
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