Chopped Springs

[shaun123]

hey guys, i thought i'd post this question in here aswell

how can i check whether my springs have been chopped or not by the previous owner? on both sides of the spring, it looks like this:

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the ends are also black like the rest of the spring. also i dont know if this is related to it being chopped springs but when i took my tyre off, the inside of the tire is alot more worn than the outside

Edited November 20, 2006 by shaun123

[Sydneykid]

hey guys, i thought i'd post this question in here aswell

how can i check whether my springs have been chopped or not by the previous owner? on both sides of the spring, it looks like this:

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the ends are also black like the rest of the spring. also i dont know if this is related to it being chopped springs but when i took my tyre off, the inside of the tire is alot more worn than the outside

Inside tyre wear on Skylines is usually caused by excessive lowering without camber correction. First job is to measure the heights, centre of wheel to guard and post them up. We can go from there.

Cheers

[shaun123]

the centre of the wheel to the guard is 38cm, also if this helps, the lowest part of the car (front bar) is ~155mm off the ground.

I wanted to know if the springs are chopped so i could replace them with king springs super lows or something to improve the cars rough ride abit. Does anyone know how low kings springs super lows sits off the ground?

thanks

Edited November 20, 2006 by shaun123

[Sydneykid]

the centre of the wheel to the guard is 38cm, also if this helps, the lowest part of the car (front bar) is ~155mm off the ground.

I wanted to know if the springs are chopped so i could replace them with king springs super lows or something to improve the cars rough ride abit. Does anyone know how low kings springs super lows sits off the ground?

thanks

Front at 380 mm is standard height. The Whiteline springs in the Group Buy ($144 a pair) will result in 350 mm. The Group Buy Bilstein shocks have additional circlip grooves added so you can set the height you want before you fit them. There are 6 grooves 8 mm apart and I can tell you the height that you will get from each groove.

R33GTST Group Buy thread;

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=85467

If you are planning on using lowered springs with standard shocks I strongly suggest you have a read of this thread first;

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...=103158&hl=

cheers