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SRI-LEE
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28th Feb 11 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi guys bought some 80mm rear springs for my car now iv fitted them i think there possibley 90-100mm? what do you guys reckon? wheels are 195/45/16 uprated shocks ,at the moment the head and a few other bits are off at the front,and couple of not really heavy bits in the back,been this low my tyres are touching the arch as soon as i let it off the jack so will be getting rid as i didnt know you had to mod the arches been this low? so if anyone wants to buy them or swap for 70mm

opinions please many thanks lee

how it used to sit:


my old springs apparantly 60mm?








[Edited on 28-02-2011 by SRI-LEE]
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28th Feb 11 at 19:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Look 80 to me mate, mine sat about the same on 15s, springs look the same size too

[Edited on 28-02-2011 by SeanXE]
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28th Feb 11 at 19:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sit lower than mine and I've got -100's in
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Also sits very slightly lower than mine. I have 100mm on 15's
jimmy 2.1
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Who made them? Poundage could be low.
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28th Feb 11 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They look very short, maybe suppose to be 80mm but poundage may be wrong but that sits equivalent to 100mm
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Doesnt help that them wheels are ET44 either. If they were ET49 speedlines or similar they wouldnt rub
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28th Feb 11 at 20:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looked fine before imo

an looks around the -100mm mark to
mantamark
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Those black springs on the left look broken. Look how the red ones taper out then back in, the black ones look like they have been squashed.
SRI-LEE
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Cheers for the quick replys guys , I bought them second hand so not sure who made them or poundage rate unfortunatly so say around 100mm just so I can sell them I only wanted it abit lower might just put it back to how it was , cheers mate yeah ano about slight offset difference should be ok with 70 80 mm if I change?
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28th Feb 11 at 21:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im in the first phot,
SRI-LEE
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lol pvs last year
Mark.W
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Looked better in the pvs pics mate.those new spings make the car look broken.


This is how mine sat with the same size wheels & tyres when mine use to be -80mm.



[Edited on 01-03-2011 by Mark.W]
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mark thats how i was wanting it to look i need some 80mm so if anyones willing to swap or wants to buy these il be definatly up for it cheers lee
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1st Mar 11 at 08:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where you get them? they look cut to me
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Could be Dave A specials them....
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i did wonder lol
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Bought them off a guy on here not dave a speciels lol I know all about him , they fit perfectly on the car no rough edges etc can't see what's wrong with them? :s I'm selling them anyway
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I would say theres a chance they have been heated up & compressed.

Either way, they look fucked and deserve to be in the bin.
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Ok well I didn't pay much for them anyway could you explain why they 'look fucked' ? I'll take them off tonight and take a pic of them in daylight.
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quote:
Originally posted by mantamark
Those black springs on the left look broken. Look how the red ones taper out then back in, the black ones look like they have been squashed.
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quote:
Originally posted by mantamark
quote:
Originally posted by mantamark
Those black springs on the left look broken. Look how the red ones taper out then back in, the black ones look like they have been squashed.


I think thats just the design of them Mark. My old -90's were the same.
SRI-LEE
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Thanks shaun I believe there perfectly fine they fit on the car as they should there's less coils on them being so small so will be a slightly different design to my 60s I'm not goin to sell dodgy items these are perfectly fine but I'm not going to argue with you if that's what you think your entitled to an opinion thanks lee
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I have 90's on mine & they dont look like that.

As i say, they taper out and back in.

If i had a jack i'd get a pic.
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they should be progressively wound, if they arent they will have been cut then re powdercoated or whatever

 
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