Suspension Height

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Post Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:49 pm

is there a way of measuring the length of an uncompressed spring to determine the ride height of the car?
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Post Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:28 pm

No. It depends upon how stiff the spring is too. If you want to cut it you'll have to measure the distances from the car and compute how much %age you need to crop.

.. or buy new springs!
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