Actually, if you do it WRONG, cutting off a coil might actually soften it. The wrong way is to cut the coil off with a torch and heat the entire spring, thus making it lose its temper.
Then you might lose your temper when you have to buy a new pair of springs! :( Joe Douglas Frank wrote: > > James Carruthers wrote: > > > > > her suspension likes to "bottom out" > > > > Now, to what my PO told me; he cut the front springs... Now, methinks > > this means there ain't so much spring in her step, so to speak. > > Actually, cutting off a coil will stiffen the spring, not soften it. > (Counterintuitive, but true according to my library.) > > Perhaps your bushes have perished? > -- > -- > Douglas Frank DigitalWhoopsCompaqImeanHP Co. > ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. The older I get, > 603-884-0501 Nashua, NH USA 03062 the better I was. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
