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Syncro 16" Spring Question

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Hi guys just a quick one, has anyone of you guys a front and rear standard spring of a syncro 16" i need some dimensions of them please.
Front Spring i need Inside diameter and outside diameter of each end ( it looks straight but just checking), the wire diameter, and number of coils from start to finish.
Rear Spring same question as the front, but also what the outside diameter of the spring where it is at its biggest (technicaly in the middle).
I'm gonna have some spring made i think, thanks for you help guys. Much Apreciated.

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I'm in Wales this weekend :lol:

what Jonah is upto I don't know

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Aidan wrote:I'm in Wales this weekend :lol:

what Jonah is upto I don't know

i might nip up then :-) is your adress on your website ? if so you might see the finnish army coming in saturday. :D
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Re: Syncro 16" Spring Question

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FYI 14" and 16" springs are the same, only the dampers change.
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Simon Baxter wrote:FYI 14" and 16" springs are the same, only the dampers change.

ok :-) i dont know why i thought they would be different. Anyway if anyone has these dimensions it would be awesome. Ta
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Have you read the Andreas Lidl post on springs? May be of interest to you depending what you are planning.

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..lee.. wrote:Have you read the Andreas Lidl post on springs? May be of interest to you depending what you are planning.

Lee

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... g#p7789400" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

yep read all of it. Nice article, these springs seams to be good for heavy campers ! Good stuff ! Anyway guys let me know if you have the 2 spring on which you could measure the dimensions i need. thanks. :-)
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I can measure them for you tomorrow if you still need them.
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lsidir wrote:I can measure them for you tomorrow if you still need them.

Please mate would be awesome, then i can have some set made :-) . Thanks you again.

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Are you planning on winding them to standard spec?

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..lee.. wrote:Are you planning on winding them to standard spec?

Well, from my job we have a spring manufacturer so first i'm gonna ask him if he has anything to the standard dimensions and rate and also standard +2" lift and a stronger rate. Why Lee ?

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Just wondering if you were planing on winding std as baxter has the std ones on the shelf. If you were going custom it makes more sense

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..lee.. wrote:Just wondering if you were planing on winding std as baxter has the std ones on the shelf. If you were going custom it makes more sense

yep :-) i want to lift mine. Went in Wales this weekend, AWESOME first time i put the diff locks on was awesome !!!! cant wait for next one :-) . Waiting for anyone to give me the dimensions still thank you . :ok
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Are you aware you don't need new springs to lift the van?

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Re: Syncro 16" Spring Question

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Ok so I did some measurements, but I am not very happy with them. To explain myself, I could not measure the diameter of the springs very accurate because they were twisted and pressured under the weight of the van. They good news is that I am planning to remove them during Christmas, so if you are not in a hurry I can give you then more accurate measurements and send you pictures etc.

Anyway, the measurements I have now is:

Front: diameter of the steel tube is 17mm, 7 coils and the external diameter was 175mm
Rear: the diameter of the steel is 20mm, 7 coils and the external diameter of the middle part is 160mm. The narrow ones (up and down) I could not measure them because they where really hidden.

I hope this helps for now, but I can send you all the details you want once I remove them.
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