Tie In Suspension?

**Slunnie** · 12th January 2009, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by stooge

You got the two options however:

1) If you retain the springs top and bottom, your shock will not extend to its fullest, therefore you loose articulation (down travel) as springs will not over extend.

2) If you want to make full use of the long springs, then dislocation cones are the answer

3) If niether above is good, like I said already, buy the right length springs to suit the shock length.

Cheers,

If you retain the springs top and bottom they will stretch to a certain degree. This isn't an uncommon practise with comp cars.

**Bush65** · 12th January 2009, 10:09 PM

Lou,

It does seem to me that your spring rates are too stiff. And being stiffer the free length is less for the same lift.

Stiff springs are not good off road.

stooge,

I agree with most of what you say, with the exception of your comments about retained springs. Set up properly you can get similar travel to dislocating springs.

True, when you reach the limit of shockie travel with dislocated springs, the weight of wheel etc, will help front articulation. But retained springs will start helping before then and will give better stability off camber.

In my disco, I have changed to long, soft springs that don't unseat with longer travel shockies - no need to be retained, and I like it a lot.

Regarding legalities; my recollection is that the springs must not be allowed to unseat. The way I read it, dislocating springs, even guided by cones are not legal.

Cones would be legal, but serve no practical use if the spring is not allowed to unseat.

**dullbird** · 12th January 2009, 10:12 PM

yes john my springs are supposed to be heavy duty.......BUT in saying that a lot of my friends in the uk recommended it as a kit.

and Discowhite was also very surprised at how well they do flex off road...

**discowhite** · 13th January 2009, 06:00 AM

just gotta remember, heavy duty in the UK = light weight over here

cheers phil

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 13th January 2009, 07:32 AM

the problem with long soft springs CAN be coil binding and in extreme cases spring "cans" are needed to ensure the coils compress properly.

**dullbird** · 13th January 2009, 07:45 PM

???????????? this is getting to complicated

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