racer86
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Sorry for another boring tech/ do you know where I could find thread..............................but, I want some custom rear leaf springs making for my KP (lowered, single leaf, parabolic and stiffer) can anyone recommend anywhere who would take this on? I have phoned a couple of places and they are not interested  Here is a rubbish pic of the current springs showing they have a 6" arc, to get the car roughly where I want it I need about 4" out of that.  Thanks as always for your help! |
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Mr K
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Apr 10, 2007 10:45:59 GMT
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if you find anywhere, let me know.
i think V8mike or someone did somehting simular a few weeks back.
i assume you cant use lowering blocks either?
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racer86
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Apr 10, 2007 11:00:46 GMT
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It already had 2" Lowering blocks in it and its just not low enough. Any more than that is a bit Heath Robinson  . I want to get rid of the lowering blocks all together if possible. I would 4 link it but I don't want to cut the body to fit the boxes and for what I want leaf springs should be OK, plus its kinda old skool cool  |
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Apr 10, 2007 11:42:53 GMT
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Paddington springs in north London:
They made some 2" lower ones for the Anglia with 7 leaves instead of 5. Cost £125 for the pair a couple of years ago. They will need your old springs as a template.
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Mike D
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Custom Leaf springsMike D
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Apr 10, 2007 12:03:21 GMT
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I used these guys for lowering my leaf springs, although i'm sure they could make you some new ones from scratch, they were uber helpful for me  www.midlandmotorsprings.co.uk/Mike |
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Mr K
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Apr 10, 2007 12:29:02 GMT
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Paddington springs in north London: They made some 2" lower ones for the Anglia with 7 leaves instead of 5. Cost £125 for the pair a couple of years ago. They will need your old springs as a template. I'm gonna give them a call when i get a chance, the kitten owners club are paying £200 a set for standard ones to be remanufactured, they are only between 2 and 4 working leaves depends on if its an estate or a saloon |
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racer86
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Apr 10, 2007 13:34:17 GMT
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I used these guys for lowering my leaf springs, although i'm sure they could make you some new ones from scratch, they were uber helpful for me www.midlandmotorsprings.co.uk/Mike Nice one Mike! I will be paying them a visit on Friday!! |
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Pid363!
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Apr 10, 2007 14:53:59 GMT
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Have you tried sperry springs who are now in Aldershot there number used to be 01903762272 might still get them.
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Stupid is as stupid does!
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Aaron
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Apr 10, 2007 20:59:01 GMT
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Don't know if you've tried them but Leda did the ones for my 1000 (quite a few years ago though). They completely refurbished a manky old set I'd had lying in the back garden for years, replaced some of the leaves with heavier ones and set the ride height to what I requested, all without having the car to work with.
Aaron.
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stealthstylz
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Apr 11, 2007 11:11:30 GMT
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I used these guys for lowering my leaf springs, although i'm sure they could make you some new ones from scratch, they were uber helpful for me www.midlandmotorsprings.co.uk/Mike What sort of price did they charge for lowering your leaf springs please? Matt |
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Mike D
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Apr 11, 2007 11:33:34 GMT
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£25+vat per spring I fitted them last night incidentally, topjob |
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. I want to get rid of the lowering blocks all together if possible. 
