simple lowering for your starion - no need to remove struts

crshbndct · Post by **crshbndct** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:03 am

just get a blow torch on the spring... when you heat it up the weight of the car will compress it by bending the coil you have heated up. easy.

(this is why i couldnt get the top nuts off of the struts. the car had enormously long bump stops and the springs were only semi captive at rest)

pics up soon.

MR Bender · Post by **MR Bender** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:00 am

haha love it!!! LOL

jwebb2876 · Post by **jwebb2876** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:33 pm

LOL!!!!!! Bogan spec much? rofl

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:33 pm

jesus h christ. only in new zealand hey?

thats way dodgier than cutting coils.

panda · Post by **panda** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:39 pm

crshbndct wrote:just get a blow torch on the spring... when you heat it up the weight of the car will compress it by bending the coil you have heated up. easy.

Hell, we were doing that back in the 70's. Was illegal back then, & still illegal today. (But only if you get caught !!)

sucka · Post by **sucka** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:16 pm

I would have a laugh at crshbndct's expense but I'd be dishonest if I said I hadn't done it too. I had this old bomb KE70 corolla that I wanted dumped so I put some blocks of wood under it at the height I wanted then got out the oxy

Worked well I would have sworn it even upped the spring rate, although could have just been the rubber bump stops.

JPC · Post by **JPC** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:08 pm

Reminds of Floorit!

WANTSOM · Post by **WANTSOM** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:21 pm

Floorit was (and still is) a genius - :D

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:03 pm

crshbndct, good work bro.

What's your next super tip?

Tamgesic · Post by **Tamgesic** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:19 am

lol and if you accidentally miss the spot your aiming for then dont worry youll just end up burning off the brake caliper dust covers ...na you dont need those ...just leave it[ unless you want the pins seized inside and no brakes! ]

Floorit · Post by **Floorit** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:19 pm

thanks for the tip i did it but the rubber thing caugt fire aroun the silver shiney pole now spring an stuff is all wet but car is lowerd its exellent :beer

hoongirl · Post by **hoongirl** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:44 pm

fully hektik floorit :beer

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:01 pm

next tip - remove wastegate line for performance increase!

Tamgesic · Post by **Tamgesic** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:16 pm

LOL that one is o so true !

lil boys actually do it !...and its easy as bro

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:14 pm

redzone wrote:next tip - remove wastegate line for performance increase!

or run with no wastegate at all.. hey, the formula one guys did it :P

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simple lowering for your starion - no need to remove struts

simple lowering for your starion - no need to remove struts

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