spring question....

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spring question....
Topic Started: Wed Nov 4, 2009 12:49 pm (91 Views)
mindingthepotole	Wed Nov 4, 2009 12:49 pm Post #1
Go on... buy a rusty one. lol Posts: 1,809 Group: Members Member #3,843 Joined: February 17, 2009	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



alogaparaloga	Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:09 pm Post #2
crazy mind Posts: 595 Group: Members Member #2,419 Joined: March 14, 2008	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.



sportline_stu	Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:31 am Post #3
Member Posts: 996 Group: Members Member #2,447 Joined: March 23, 2008	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)



jeremy	Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:50 am Post #4
Member Posts: 6,531 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	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



mindingthepotole	Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:29 pm Post #5
Go on... buy a rusty one. lol Posts: 1,809 Group: Members Member #3,843 Joined: February 17, 2009	yes mate i do have air con..... will thaty make a difference?



sportline_stu	Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:04 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 996 Group: Members Member #2,447 Joined: March 23, 2008	Extra weight up front! Stu



kentronix	Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:36 pm Post #7
Admin, if only I could shut up for a week or halfords had an autoglym sale neil would overtake Posts: 16,305 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	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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