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They are awful and have a habit of coming dislodged at the most inopportune moments. I have a few mates who learned this the hard way when they became popular in the Max Power fraternity back in the 90's. I'd avoid, personally.
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Seth
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How much lower? Could you fit a spacer to the spring on the low side to bring it up level? This was sometimes done by manufacturers.
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spring clamps...bad idea?EmDee
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Nuns and kittens will be eviscerated unless you buy coilovers immediately.
Seriously though, chopping them is a much better idea than using a clamp.
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VIP
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As long as the spring aren't pigtail ends, then cutting off a small amount to level each side up is infinitely better [and safer] than using spring clamps.
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Where the spring narrows at the end - could be at one end or both.  |
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Last Edit: Jun 7, 2012 12:49:27 GMT by jrevillug
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Trimming a bit off the spring is far FAR safer then those god awful clamps!
How much lower does it sit on the drivers side?
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What about getting a standard pair of springs from scrapyard and cutting them down ?
Paul H
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ChasR
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spring clamps...bad idea?ChasR
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What Paul H said . What car is it? I know on Triumph Saloons and Stags they have spring insulators as standard which you can buy in various types of thickness (stock and 5mm, or 2.5mm thicker depending on if you mix and match). |
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Could it not just be a different suspension component that has worn?
Shock absorbers? Bushes?
Just sortof thinking out loud.
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VIP
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I think it would help immensely to know the actual vehicle, and therefore design of the front suspension, before even considering where the problem may lie.
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I'm thinking you could use a fat bird
Get her to sit on the side required .. instant lowering job ..
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spring clamps...bad idea?Robinxr4i
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I'm thinking you could use a fat bird Get her to sit on the side required .. instant lowering job .. While this is an excellent idea, it's not entirely practical. As VIP said it would be helpful to know what car it is. Plus just to echo what everyone else has said, cutting springs (providing they are parallel) is the best method. Spring clamps and heating shrinking springs, are not good. |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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I'm thinking you could use a fat bird Get her to sit on the side required .. instant lowering job .. [/quot use 4fat lasses and get the splayed at the knees look,its well scene to look like you can only pull at burgerking kfc mcdons |
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as mentuioned, tell us the vehicle!
also, you may have been barking up the wrong tree sop to speak, the issue may be at the rear...
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Jun 12, 2012 14:02:59 GMT
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If the legs have been swapped side to side and the problem remains on the same side, I don't see how it can be the spring. Were the top mounts moved at the same time?
Have you measured from the centre of the wheel to the arch rather than from the ground so as to isolate a tyre issue?
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