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Old 16-08-2005, 08:51 AM
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just bought my old car back of a mate when i sold it to him id fitted brand new lowered springs and shocks any he has never driven the car do to rebuilding the engine so its never settled,swapped the springs over the other day cos he told me he had cut em.....

well he had 3and half coils out of already lowered springs

wondered why the suspension had no travel
Old 16-08-2005, 09:04 AM
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What a numpty!! No passengers for you then!!
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Old 16-08-2005, 09:06 AM
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Cutting springs As u said some people havent got a clue!
Old 16-08-2005, 09:09 AM
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three and a half coils out of a lowered spring=tool
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i did this on my old Orion - that car was nicknamed the "lowrider"

fookin much much lower than the cossie
Old 16-08-2005, 09:11 AM
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it was a awful drive i thought it was cos it had 17,s but literally no travel on the back when i jacked it up the springs fell out lol
Old 16-08-2005, 09:19 AM
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Cossienuts, are you on about the cossie!!! if so i thought you was mad getting shot of it anyway lol.

even you said that you had fallen back in love with it when you took to southend for the pf meet just b4 you sold it.

you going to charge your mate for new springs
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cosworth has been gone a couple of months now

talking about my escort turbo
Old 16-08-2005, 09:37 AM
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Cutting springs is always a good way of ending up in the ditch

Why do people bother
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Its not as if springs cost a fourtune too buy

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they were already 40mm lowering ones fitted he obviously wanted it on the deck though lol

fitted some sensible 30mm drop ones now and suprise suprise the handling has improved no end
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Did he want it to scrape the cats eyes
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Originally Posted by cossie4i
Did he want it to scrape the cats eyes
im guessin so
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