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 Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:35 am |
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Joined: Oct 03, 2010
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Location: Neath, South Wales.
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I have just taken my standard springs off my car to put onto my Gmax shocks, and one spring is about 4 inches longer than the other 
Is this normal or has someone fitted the wrong spring in the past?
Sam.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:36 am |
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No springs should be the same, that's very odd...
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:38 am |
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Bummer, I thought that one may be shorter to compensate for the gear box being lighter than the engine.
Sam.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:43 am |
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None of the sets I have had are different so that's what I'm going by and 4 inches is a lot as well but I see your logic
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:44 am |
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Yeah, looks like ill be looking out for some new springs 
Anyone else ever had this?
Sam.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:54 am |
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Nope, both of my standard springs are exactly the same size.. Sounds a strange one this lol
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VW Golf Mk7 1.6 Derv '13 Plate - The Daily
Peugeot 206 1.1 Zest 3 '05 Plate - Project Car
BMW E46 320CD MSport '54 Plate - The Toy
Peugeot 206 1.6 HDi GTi '06 Plate - O/H's Car | |
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:03 pm |
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Cut springs can be the only possiblity I can think of tbh.
Whats the drop..? As don't forget some are progressively wound and some aren't so it depends on how they're wound aswell.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:07 pm |
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These are the standard springs, the car is currently -60mm and im raising it back up
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:18 pm |
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Even if they were progressive uz, surely both springs would be the same?
And standard springs are definately suppose to be equal so something isn't right.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:22 pm |
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Something must have gone wrong with one of the springs...but I've just re-read the opening post and both sides should be identical lengths :S
Have you ever owned any other standard springs cause I now different 206s have different length springs but none of them are progressively coiled.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:25 pm |
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Nope, this is my first pug and the springs came on the car.
I replaced the entire strut with gmax -60mm kit ut now i want to put the standard springs on the gmax damper to raise the front back up.
Sam.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:29 pm |
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They are either damaged, or different springs altogether. Was it not obvious when they were fitted? But to get to the original point, you will definately need new springs 
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:03 pm |
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No, the standard springs I just took off the original strut are the wrong length.
I'll have to but two standard spring
Sam.
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