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Spax lowering springs same length as stock????

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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	Spax lowering springs same length as stock????delux @delux
	Mar 23, 2013 16:57:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Am I missing something? Shouldn't Spax lowering springs be shorter than stock springs? The Spax dampers are shorter than the stock ones for my 944, but the springs are the same length... Is that normal for a lowered Spax setup? I was expecting to drop the spring onto the strut, after fitting the insert, and then fit the top mount, but it appears as if I need to compress the Spax spring a lot to shorten it enough to get the top mount on. Thanks for any wisdom
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cobblers Posted a lot Posts: 3,921	Spax lowering springs same length as stock????cobblers @cobblers
	Mar 23, 2013 17:02:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yeah, that's fine, most lowering springs are made to be approx the same overall length when unloaded so that they don't dislocate. Once loaded up they should sit shorter than the stock spring.


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Dez Club Retro Rides Member And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up. Posts: 11,786 Club RR Member Number: 34	Spax lowering springs same length as stock????Dez @dez Club Retro Rides Member 34
	Mar 23, 2013 17:06:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	as cobblers says. notice your new springs have more coils- this makes them weaker so it will sit lower.
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delux Part of things There's treasure everywhere! Posts: 531	Spax lowering springs same length as stock????delux @delux
	Mar 23, 2013 17:08:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brilliant - thanks guys!
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MrSpeedy East Midlands www.vintagediesels.co.uk Posts: 4,789	Spax lowering springs same length as stock????MrSpeedy @mrspeedy
	Mar 23, 2013 18:36:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The free length of the lowering springs I fitted to my 190e were actually longer than stock. I wouldn't worry to much tbh
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