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Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:02 pm

As the post says needed badly today. Im in the middle of changing my front shocks and I see the previous owner has cut the springs and they have split from the cut back about 20mm. Today is the only day I have to work on the car anyone close to clonmel or Tipperary with a set?
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby mivecrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:27 pm

Seb (brrcrx) might have a set but he's in Longford, I doubt you'll get a set today :(
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:38 pm

I won't be traveling that far lol. I will have to wait until tomorrow to lodge money to buy new apex ones. I hate when you run into previous owners careless jobs. I wouldn't dream of handing a car over like that. I will know next time to check springs on any further buys.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby mivecrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:16 pm

gt94 wrote:I won't be traveling that far lol. I will have to wait until tomorrow to lodge money to buy new apex ones. I hate when you run into previous owners careless jobs. I wouldn't dream of handing a car over like that. I will know next time to check springs on any further buys.


Why people cut springs is beyond me, lowering springs are cheap and for most cars cheap coilovers are available too. At least you'll know it's right when your done :smt023
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby Kace » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:19 pm

What was wrong with your springs ? Wouldn't have thought these could rust away too easily.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby mivecrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:21 pm

Kace wrote:What was wrong with your springs ? Wouldn't have thought these could rust away too easily.


Well he said there cut anyway so that's a good enough reason to rid of them. Some springs do rust and snap sometimes, they might not be original mitsi ones.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:27 pm

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They completely snapped never seen it before and the split
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:03 pm

Lol, call me king of doggy stuff but soon enough i'll be on 4 cut springs while i was on the rear only till now :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Removed the proper lowering springs and put in cut yokes. I never would recommend doing that to stock springs unless You get stock springs from car that carry more weight on em and then cut em, that what i did.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby mivecrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:06 pm

brccrx wrote:Lol, call me king of doggy stuff but soon enough i'll be on 4 cut springs while i was on the rear only till now :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Removed the proper lowering springs and put in cut yokes.


Dodgy not doggy :smt005

Why would you do that? :smt017
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:07 pm

10 time better on cut yokes.

In this case i would call it doggy more like haha
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby mivecrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:07 pm

brccrx wrote:10 time better on cut yokes.


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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:09 pm

Seriously :)
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:19 pm

Will I keep these for you :)
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:10 am

Good man :ll

Bin em, they stock FTO springs.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:24 am

Apex springs ordered on the way Wednesday I hope.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby Sebastian » Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:01 pm

that fto was screaming for Apex lowering springs :P
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:15 pm

I know but I am putting the standard 16" wheels back on and taking the 18" off, when I get them refurbished.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:07 am

Tell us our experience with the springs when You have em on the car for a week or so.
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:40 pm

That's the weekend sorted so :)
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby goz_83 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:39 am

Brings back some memories :D
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:04 am

Finally got the front shocks and springs fitted. I picked worse day ever rain rain and more rain. Took some pics of spring it wasn't cut like I thought previous but snapped. I lined up the shock hole in the centre of the shock with the top of the strut hole vertically. Is this right ? The two shocks removed were dead no resistance and no bump stops on either.

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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:18 am

The old springs were "proper" lowering springs not the cut ones lol.
Im more convinced towards my cut ones looking at these pics hehe.

Yes thats the proper way to put Mc Pherson's back together (to answer Your question :)
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:18 am

Thanks brccrx just was making sure, the difference Is unreal it's comfortable and no listening to metal rattle :)
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby brccrx » Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:34 am

What she looks like height wise? Could U throw a pic or two please?
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Re: Standard front springs Wanted "TODAY" sun 9th march

Postby gt94 » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:09 pm

Well I have 18" on the car so it will look very low :) I will stick up a few pics when I get the rear done.
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