Where to get custom length rear springs? |
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Where to get custom length rear springs? |
moggy |
Aug 18 2008, 03:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 15-December 04 From: Wales Member No.: 3,285 |
I've got a set of 180 rear springs from Pelican Parts on the back of my rally 914. The spring rating is perfect but unfortunaly they aren't long enough. There's too little travel on them, they seem to bind up too much. Unlike most (if not all) of you I am not interested in lowering the car.... quite the opposite, I need to raise the rear, and have more suspension travel than stock. Anyone know were I can go for springs cut to length.
Cheers moggy |
Brett W |
Sep 5 2008, 01:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,858 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Only if the spring isn't designed to give the proper rate in the beginning. Moggy, eliminate the spring shock combo and build a pushrod rocker arm setup. Then you can setup any motion ratio you want on the shock spring end. Plus you may be able to change the motion ratio as well.
Another option would be a different shock location. Maybe build a custom rear shock mount lower than the stock mount? One problem you may run into is the limit of shock travel. Keep that in mind that you may end up topping the shocks out. You could also try stacking two springs together with an intermediate centering perch. Run a softer rate on the low end and the heavy spring up top. |
Todd Enlund |
Sep 5 2008, 02:45 PM
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Resident Photoshop Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,251 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Laurelhurst (Portland), Oregon Member No.: 8,032 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Only if the spring isn't designed to give the proper rate in the beginning. In context, I was talking about Andy's suggestion to lengthen the 180# springs. If you were to do so, it would lower the spring rate. This also doesn't consider the the quality of the weld, and the heat soak to the spring during welding. A longer 180# spring would of course be made with thicker metal to compensate. |
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