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> What do I do about rear springs?, My ass is way up in the air!
Zeke
post Apr 12 2003, 04:49 PM
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I have Koni streets on the rear with the non adjustable perch for ride height. I want to lower the car. At this point, if I want to keep Konis, I have to buy yellow "sports" and smaller diameter (2 1/2 ID) springs and threaded collars to accomplish what I need.

After 15 months of construction, I am out of money, but the car is finished save for the rear springs. I just want to track it a couple of times before choosing new suspension stuff. I can't find any short stiff springs to lower the car with the Konis. So, I am thinking of cutting down some 160# stock height springs that came with the street Konis off a six conversion that wrecked.

If I cut the springs and bend the wind at the base to fit in the perch better, I will have about a 185-190 short spring. That fits pretty well with my front 22mm T-bars. I could use some advice before I do this.
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Zeke   What do I do about rear springs?   Apr 12 2003, 04:49 PM
Jeroen   I may be wrong, but as far as I know, the springra...   Apr 12 2003, 05:10 PM
TimT  
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Racer Chris   Shortening the springs will stiffen them because a...   Apr 12 2003, 05:41 PM
Jeroen   Hey Milt, Well, these guys have proven me wrong (...   Apr 12 2003, 05:52 PM
Zeke   Jeroen, I wouldn't give it a second thought. Y...   Apr 13 2003, 09:52 AM
street legal go-kart   zeke having spent a lot of time playing with round...   Apr 13 2003, 10:28 AM
Zeke   Very much appreciated! I'm sure that's...   Apr 13 2003, 10:55 AM
Mueller   I think an angle grinder would be much easier to u...   Apr 13 2003, 11:04 AM
Bleyseng   Even if you used a Hackmaster metal cutting blade ...   Apr 13 2003, 11:57 AM
tryan   if you overload a spring. ( ie compress it beyond ...   Apr 13 2003, 01:23 PM
Zeke   The only way to modify (I don't want to canaba...   Apr 13 2003, 06:30 PM
Sammy   Cut away. But I would get a real old set of stocke...   Apr 13 2003, 07:45 PM
TimMartin     Apr 13 2003, 08:05 PM
street legal go-kart   hey zeke any modern welding shop will have a plasm...   Apr 13 2003, 08:05 PM
street legal go-kart   ps i totaly agree with the post by tim martin , i...   Apr 13 2003, 08:08 PM
Racer Chris   Just have a wet rag handy to cool the hot area aft...   Apr 14 2003, 06:37 AM
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