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Sept 24, 2009 13:50:16 GMT
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Hey all. I recently fitted a pair of new front dampers to my 405 on monday as the ones that were on there were the original fit and were leaking profusely. However once I had fitted them I found tht the ride height had been goverened by the crappy dampers and the car was now sitting about 2 inches higher that it had been previously:  I couldnt have that and Eibach springs are more that £100 a pair so I took the new struts off, removed the springs, chopped out 2 coils:  and refitted it all. The result, I think anyway, is much better:   Next stop, the Isle Of Mull ;D |
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Last Edit: Sept 24, 2009 14:59:18 GMT by rmad
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ezzysi
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Sept 24, 2009 13:53:17 GMT
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Looks better.... CHOP MORE FOR WIN  |
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1991 Mk2 Golf Gti 8v
2005 Passat tdi (daily)
1971 Mk1 Escort
2004 Touran (her's)
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Sept 24, 2009 13:56:27 GMT
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I like it where it is, i'm not sure i could live with a mega low car as there are so many speed bumps where i live. I have to go over about 15 just to get to work  |
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Sept 24, 2009 16:50:49 GMT
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Now that makes me laugh, i put this post up on a 205 forum and got badly slated because they're still under the impression that cutting springs is bad. None of them can explain why though ;D
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Sept 24, 2009 17:53:14 GMT
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well... did you flatten off the edge after you cut it? and do they come free when the car is jacked up?
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Sept 24, 2009 18:18:24 GMT
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Good work!
Isle of Mull eh? Ballamory lover or Ledaig lover? ;D
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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Sept 24, 2009 20:56:37 GMT
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well... did you flatten off the edge after you cut it? and do they come free when the car is jacked up? Don't worry, it's all been done properly. I've done about 50 miles on it now some on rough roads and over a fair few speed bumps and it all seems fine. |
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Sept 24, 2009 20:57:44 GMT
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Good work! Isle of Mull eh? Ballamory lover or Ledaig lover? ;D Ha ha, i'm off there in a few weeks for the Tour Of Mull, watching some classic rally cars blatting down some scottish B roads ;D |
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will
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Sept 24, 2009 21:09:00 GMT
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Looks good to me  shall be doing the same to the golf soon, was thinking a coil would do as like yourself surrounded by speed bumpage, maybe 2 coils is the way to go though, as said looks good . Has anyone any experience of doing this to mk3 golf? Anything to watch for like. |
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Sept 24, 2009 21:40:19 GMT
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Good work! Isle of Mull eh? Ballamory lover or Ledaig lover? ;D Ha ha, i'm off there in a few weeks for the Tour Of Mull, watching some classic rally cars blatting down some scottish B roads ;D Even better Still, it would be rude not to visit the Tobermory distillery. Their whiskies are lovely. |
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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conrad
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Sept 25, 2009 1:25:26 GMT
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oooh 405, I miss those, never see them anymore over here (ireland), shame as they did lots of people good service. Lowness on that is good!
Resisting cut springs on the sierra until I can get new dampers and rear bump stops
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Last Edit: Sept 25, 2009 1:27:16 GMT by conrad
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Sept 25, 2009 8:57:45 GMT
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well... did you flatten off the edge after you cut it? and do they come free when the car is jacked up? The springs on our Merc are rediculously short and would happily drop out given half a chance. To prevent this we added some webbing straps to the front and welded some stops onto the rear to limit the downward travel of the bottom arms. Joe |
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Hitch
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Sept 25, 2009 9:20:18 GMT
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B+ Must try harder go lower ;D Looks good anyway, nowt wrong with chopping springs. I took about four coils out of some springs on my golf, then noticed one of the removed coils said eibach on it  Never had any issues in about 2-3000 miles that I used them though. |
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berendd
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Sept 25, 2009 9:35:00 GMT
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Eibach even paints lines on their springs to indicate the points where you can cut them to get to certain specs..
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Sept 25, 2009 12:16:14 GMT
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Eibach even paints lines on their springs to indicate the points where you can cut them to get to certain specs.. I didn't know that. Any more info/pics? |
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Never had any issues in about 2-3000 miles that I used them though.
