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| Tweet Topic Started: Wed Nov 4, 2009 2:49 pm (615 Views) | |
| mindingthepotole | Wed Nov 4, 2009 2:49 pm Post #1 |
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Go on... buy a rusty one. lol
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i have a brand new set of lowering springs for my old 2.0..... and am thinking of fitting them to the 2.6 i know the 2.6 is heavyer, but will they still be ok to use??? the springs are -40mm |
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| alogaparaloga | Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:09 pm Post #2 |
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crazy mind
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I would expect them to be overloaded under the 2.6. Do you have any figures how heavier is the 2.6 compared to a 2.0? Weight distribution should be different too. you may need to use thick pads too, in order to compensate with the compression and extra lowering due to the weight added. Not sure if they can cope with extra loading so I would not consider them ok. |
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| sportline_stu | Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:31 am Post #3 |
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More than part of things
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I think I have read Kenny saying he has 2.0 litre springs up front on his 3.0 'beast'. Why not PM to see how he gets on with them? Stu (could be wrong) |
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| jeremy | Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:50 am Post #4 |
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Too Far Gone To Help
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You are right , Kenny has got them on his 3.0 beast . They do look very good , and in normal (!) use there is no problem . Do you have aircon ??? Jeremy |
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| mindingthepotole | Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:29 pm Post #5 |
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Go on... buy a rusty one. lol
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yes mate i do have air con..... will thaty make a difference? |
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| sportline_stu | Sat Nov 7, 2009 10:04 pm Post #6 |
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More than part of things
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Extra weight up front! Stu |
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| kentronix | Sun Nov 8, 2009 1:36 am Post #7 |
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I'm only really here for the Kitchens
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to follow up from pm's for anyone else who may want to know it actually handles very well although its clearly way too low (even on 4 bump pads). The problem is that I changed to bilstein sports shocks at the same time so the extra stiffness in the shocks may cover up extra softness in the springs. I suspect it is. Given the choice, I would rather have fitted lowered 2.6 springs. There is always a risk that the weight tollerance of the 2.0 springs may cause them to crack at some point. |
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