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mantamark
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31st Mar 09 at 12:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As title really, who is running what springs?

I'm after some shorter springs, so they wont tickle my tyres, so going for a 6 or 7", but not sure on poundage?

Got the standard spax purples and some faulkner 250lb ones, thinking 300lb may be better?

What you running?

*EDIT*

Can somone do me a massive favour...

i have some RSX coilovers on my car, and i need to order some new springs, but i cant get to my car til friday & could do with the springs for then.

If you have 2mins & the suspension is close to hand, could you look just above the threads on the fronts & see if there is a product code there? It should start RSX then have two or three numbers after it?

Also, does your set have the black threads, or the stainless steel threads?

Would be a massive help if you could.

Thanks very much.

[Edited on 31-03-2009 by mantamark]
Daimo B
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Not sure on coilovers, but im guessing the poundage weights the same as a fixed strut weight.

In which case yeah, 300lb springs is what you want. But sorry, can't confirm if its the same for coilovers. Might want to speak to Broster or someone for that
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i have 300lb springs for my let
fazza
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but i also know people run fine with the standard spax springs.

i used standard spax coilover springs(purple ones) on my old c20xe
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300lbs here for me xe on tbs
Ste L
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313lbs on mine
mantamark
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Will just grab some 300's then, thanks for the info.

Faulkner the best place to go for them? Arounf 20quid a spring, so not too bad.
Ste L
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your rubbing spax right?



will need to mod your adjuster's, if you want to used anything other than spax springs
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Explain how please?

Thought the springs all had flat bottoms & 2.25" id?
Ste L
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spax have a spring platform of 61mm..

so 2.25"(58mm) are too small, and 2.5" (65mm) are too big


either buy spring's from spax (they do a 313lbs, which is what i've got) or get the spring platform turned down on a lath to 58mm






and turned down





[Edited on 31-03-2009 by Ste L]
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Much were your springs matey? & did you go direct, or through someone else?

[Edited on 31-03-2009 by mantamark]
Ste L
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£25 each (£50/pair)

i bought them off someone, but he bought them direct from spax

part numbers :

313lb : R200-55-61id
or
285lb : R200-50-61id



[Edited on 31-03-2009 by Ste L]
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Dont suppose you know if they do different lengths?

Sod it, i'll ring them now.
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Buggers.

Says theres like different versions of the kit & i need to find out what number is on it, and i wont be by the car til friday & wanted them for then, mincers.
Ste L
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your looks same as mine, so the two above will defo fit....


unless he ment one kit for b and one for c?

and the early or b, and late kyrpton gas one's are basiclly the same
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I just want to speak to someone different i think, i said corsa twice & he was rambling on about the astras

Just wanted to know if they did 6 or 7" ones, but he did say they could make them for me if they didnt, but said he needed my code first.

sure theres only two types, the early ones (mine) with black threads & the later ones with SS threads.
Ste L
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yea, the later one's are the kypton gas type, both same though, spring wise
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Probs just didnt have a clue what he was on about
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Going to ring coilsprings tomorrow as they should be able to knock some up.
Ste L
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just take your spring platform to a machinest, and have them lath it, so it's 58mm

then no worries about spring choice
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Dont have time for that, will see what coilsprings can do.

Ste, are yours the black threaded ones?

If so, could you look just above the thread & read the code, should start RSX, then two or three numbers?

If coilsprings cant, i should get the spax bloke to help me with that code, as i cant get to the car til friday & would like to have them for then.

cheers.
Ste L
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eerrm...

i would but they are fitted to the car, and god know's what in front..

would mean emptying garage, and dragging car out, jacking up etc etc lol
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oh, lol, no bother mate.
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Title & top post edited if anyone can help who has a set of spax coilovers handy to look at
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Anyone help a brother out?

 
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