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simple lowering for your starion - no need to remove struts
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:03 am
by crshbndct
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:00 am
by MR Bender
haha love it!!! LOL
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:33 pm
by jwebb2876
LOL!!!!!! Bogan spec much? rofl
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:33 pm
by redzone
jesus h christ. only in new zealand hey?
thats way dodgier than cutting coils.
Re: simple lowering for your starion - no need to remove str
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:39 pm
by panda
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 !!)
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:16 pm
by sucka
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:08 pm
by JPC
Reminds of Floorit!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:21 pm
by WANTSOM
Floorit was (and still is) a genius - :D
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:03 pm
by enthuzed
crshbndct, good work bro.
What's your next super tip?
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:19 am
by Tamgesic
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! ]
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:19 pm
by Floorit
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
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:44 pm
by hoongirl
fully hektik floorit :beer
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:01 pm
by redzone
next tip - remove wastegate line for performance increase!
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:16 pm
by Tamgesic
LOL that one is o so true !
lil boys actually do it !...and its easy as bro
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:14 pm
by thrash
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