Drizz Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ive bought a 2" lift ket and just want to check something. Are the 2 taller of the 4 springs the rears and the shorter ones the front or vice versa? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Normally the 2 taller ones would be on the back - how much taller are they? Sometimes springs are left/right handed but you can probably tell by the spring thicknesses, the rear ones will be thicker diameter coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 The stiffer springs will be the ones that go on the rear, they will be the ones with the larger wire diameter and/or the lowest number of coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizz Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 These are the old rears, and the ones ive fitted to the rear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bowie69 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 If those are Britpart springs (only from the colour, so quite possibly not) Paddocks have the spring part numbers and intended applications on their site, so just look up the part no. on the box. Pretty sure it gives the poundage as well, but not the free length IIRC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizz Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 I wish id have done that before i unpacked them. No idea what box was which lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuntman Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Do one side at a time. However, if you start at the front and remove the spring and the old shock, and only place the new spring into the front spring holder and seat. The go and remove the back spring and replace with the new spring. so you can see how it sits and if it's the wrong way round, it's easy to swap around without having to remove the front shock. It's a real pain but a 2" lift should only take about 2 hours to do. Don't forget the spring retainers and the dislocation cones. and the bump stops and the extended lines etc. A small tip is that whilst the springs are out, drill the captive nut threads out on the spring seat and make sure you can get the bolts through that are supplied with retainers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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