welding springs?

[stevie-p]

i was sat in college yesterday and a kid was saying how his dad used to
compress a spring to the desired height and weld a plate onto two of the coils on a spring together to make it lower
like so...
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/welding.jpg
anybody ever done this?
hope you all understand lol
cheers
stevie

[John]

No, don't do this, ever.

[Stanley]

No, don't do this, ever.

Ditto.

Ive cosidered it, and decided against it after realising id die.

Driving along and the weld breaks - dead.

Buy lowering springs.

[stevie-p]

No, don't do this, ever.

ok i was not going to well... i may have donelol
pretty sure i wont now though:thumb:

[stevie-p]

Ditto.

Ive cosidered it, and decided against it after realising id die.

Driving along and the weld breaks - dead.

Buy lowering springs.

i have lowering springs just thought it would be a good experiment on a spare set to go ultra low as i cant afford custom ones

[Mike]

OMFG at the entire idea of doing that!!! That is BEYOND lethal!!

[burgo]

stevie its the standard shocks that prevent ubber lowness not necessarily the springs

[stevie-p]

OMFG at the entire idea of doing that!!! That is BEYOND lethal!!

hey just something i heard

[vxr_racing_2008]

save up for lowering springs or hope that the welds don't break and you write your motor off?:roll:

[stevie-p]

stevie its the standard shocks that prevent ubber lowness not necessarily the springs

are any after market shocks lower or shorter than standard fitting ones
liek gmax or avo's?

[stevie-p]

save up for lowering springs or hope that the welds don't break and you write your motor off?:roll:

1. im not doing it!
2. i have lowering springs
3.:thumb:

[jack8545]

iv seen it done on a cavalier, take standard spring cut in the middle, wind it down so 1ring in the middle is doubled and weld it together. lower and stiffer:thumb:

[Mike]

iv seen it done on a cavalier, take standard spring cut in the middle, wind it down so 1ring in the middle is doubled and weld it together. lower and stiffer:thumb:

and fcuking stupid.

People with ideas like the aforementioned need removing from the gene pool for there own safety.

[stevie-p]

and fcuking stupid.

People with ideas like the aforementioned need removing from the gene pool for there own safety.
lol

[jack8545]

it was on a banger

[Mike]

it was on a banger

Regardless. It was a fcuking stupid idea. Would you really want to spend your dying moments in a £100 scrap heap special becuase you though it was an amazing idea to bodge a suspension drop?

Yeah, didnt think so.

[jack8545]

never heard of banger racing?

[Mike]

never heard of banger racing?

No excuse. If you knew anything about anykind of motorsport, you'd know that driver/co-driver safety is of upmost importance.

Regardless, your still a tool for doing it :)

[jack8545]

fecin bam,

the object o banger racing is to smash fec out of all other cars, last man standing wins

[novaxe235]

No excuse. If you knew anything about anykind of motorsport, you'd know that driver/co-driver safety is of upmost importance.

Regardless, your still a tool for doing it :)thats a bit strong is'nt it the cars are going round a small oval track with cages everything else stripped out no co-driver and as said the idea is to smash s h i t out of each other .dont get me wrong i can see the problem on road cars but not on a banger.

[Mike]

thats a bit strong is'nt it the cars are going round a small oval track with cages everything else stripped out no co-driver and as said the idea is to smash s h i t out of each other .dont get me wrong i can see the problem on road cars but not on a banger.

Motorsport is dangerous as it is, let alone with fools bodging cars. I can garantee your tune would change if some one you knew died in a motorsport accident :thumb:

[Customsam]

no dont do it just an accedent waiting to happen

[stevie-p]

no dont do it just an accedent waiting to happen

ill say it once more just to make it clear
IM NOT DOING IT
:D

[draper]

oh. my. god.

[mowgli]

http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/images/medium/products/GR-GE07_MED.jpg

http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=828

cost about a tenner, and don't try to kill you...

[stevie-p]

http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/images/medium/products/GR-GE07_MED.jpg

http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=828

cost about a tenner, and don't try to kill you...

anybody ever used these or no of safety or results?

[mowgli]

old skool mk2 escort trick.......

[Stanley]

http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50254123/Angle_Grinder.jpg

[mowgli]

only works on parallel springs......

[Jay]

and fcuking stupid.

People with ideas like the aforementioned need removing from the gene pool for there own safety.

+ Rep :thumb:

[ednovasr2]

do this if you want to crash!