Sprint front springs

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GrahamFountain
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Re: Sprint front springs

#16 Post by GrahamFountain »

tamtrucks wrote:have any of you guys got a pair of 1inch lower front springs? got a pair of rears but not fronts
As to where you get springs that fit where they should touch, rather than where they do, I'm in the same boat as you, and can't help.

I have been looking around, e.g. at Fitchetts as suggested, but the few sources I've found all seem to offer the same 3 options for new springs. That, to me, suggests there's only one primary source at the moment. The problem with that is this:
Magenta Auto Sprint wrote:I bought new springs from Rimmers but I found that they have one more coil than original which causes a problem when the springs fully compress.
The 16v Slant 4 engine is more fun than the 3.5 V8, because you mostly drive it on the upslope of the torque curve.

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Re: Sprint front springs

#17 Post by Ictoan »

For what it is worth, I recently bought a set of four std diam springs from Jigsaw. 190 front and 180 rear, all -1". Currently waiting for them to be fitted.
Tim Edwards
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