compressing original front springs in order to lower?

[cubensis]

So was talking to a guy the other day that mentioned that the shocks should be replaced for better cornering etc. He said the best thing to do with springs is avoid cheap skinny springs and instead re compress the original meaty springs. There is a factory that will heat and compress the springs to the required spring height, this all sound pretty good to me and makes sense in alot of ways - anyone ever done it?

[HarryMann]

He said the best thing to do with springs is avoid cheap skinny springs ...

a few (erroneous?) assumptions there maybe

I should think re- 'setting' your original springs is pretty uncommon

[paul66beetle]

So was talking to a guy the other day that mentioned that the shocks should be replaced for better cornering etc. He said the best thing to do with springs is avoid cheap skinny springs and instead re compress the original meaty springs. There is a factory that will heat and compress the springs to the required spring height, this all sound pretty good to me and makes sense in alot of ways - anyone ever done it?

A bloke down the pub told me I could fit a Porsche 911 engine straight in the back of my Bug.

[kevtherev]

same bloke told me I could cut my springs to lower it

[CovKid]

Who is this bloke? No one ever sees him. Its like the saying: "They say...." - who ARE they?? Where do they live?? How come they know so much?

I hate they...

[EarthWormJim]

I thought that would have been ilegal to compress the springs as I think its ilegal to cut and weld them?? I could be wrong though

[kevtherev]

Who is this bloke? No one ever sees him. Its like the saying: "They say...." - who ARE they?? Where do they live?? How come they know so much?

He was in our pub, selling snake oil to shut tappets up, told us loads of great stuff.. fuse nails, weber carbs that work, bug dizzy's that fit, how to jump from leisure batteries, magical rust removal fluids.. the list was long

[paul66beetle]

Who is this bloke? No one ever sees him. Its like the saying: "They say...." - who ARE they?? Where do they live?? How come they know so much?

He was in our pub, selling snake oil to shut tappets up, told us loads of great stuff.. fuse nails, weber carbs that work, bug dizzy's that fit, how to jump from leisure batteries, magical rust removal fluids.. the list was long

Ah you bought some too. Awesome stuff. My rust just went away with just one squirt!

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Bang and the rust is gone!

Thanks for reading

Barry Scott.

[Plasticman]

Sorry it dont work that way,Used to have springs made while you wait at a firm in sheffield, very interesting and very very quick to do, but heat and reform? sorry no
mike
( just remembered that I still have a tin of 'shortening oil' that I used when assisting motability with vertically challenged personages.....)