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245 rear springs

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 06:32 am
by blackbox
will these springs fit the front of a 360 with a bit of a cut down
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Volvo245-wagon-r ... dZViewItem

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 12:51 pm
by classicswede
They are about the right size so will fit in the cup.As they are towing springs they could be stiff enough. If you are going to do that keep them quite long to start with and then chop back once you know what height the car is sitting at.

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 01:19 pm
by blackbox
ok thanks for that

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:33 am
by Nikdev
Ive had 240 rear lowering springs(stiff springs)
and they was not stiff enough, resulting in bad cornering, hitting the bump stops a lot, but much improved over just cut stock springs

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:41 am
by blackbox
i didnt get them so will think of some thing else just here in oz there not much to chose from

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:06 pm
by durty
i have cut rear wagon springs in the front of mine and they are very stiff, i cut them down so they were still just captive with the front jacked up and its about the same height as factory

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 10:16 am
by classicswede
My lowering springs are aprox half height of factory when uncopressed!

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:44 am
by durty
that sounds perfect for what i want. are they captive at full extension of the shock?

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:42 am
by filthyjohn
classicswede wrote:My lowering springs are aprox half height of factory when uncopressed!

Yep:
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Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:03 am
by classicswede
With a std shock they are not captive and need to be clamped in. If a shortened shock was used then that would not be a problem

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 09:50 am
by durty
no good for me then, clamped in is illegal here

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 09:08 am
by classicswede
You would have to go in combination with shortened shocks.

You could pull your apart and get the ends machined down.

To get stiff enough springs and lower something you will not be able to use std length shocks without clamping

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 02:31 am
by Ozbrick
blackbox wrote:i didnt get them so will think of some thing else just here in oz there not much to chose from
Not much to choose from? Just about every state capital has a spring manufacture company that can re engineer any shock to be stiffer and lower, mine cost $260 for a brand new 30% stiffer, 3 inch lower set of heat treated powdercoated springs. If you want cheap, look for MR2 springs, I hear they fit.


Car will look like this:
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Front like this:
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rears like this:
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Posted: 26 Oct 2008 02:42 am
by blackbox
thanks its good to get an Australian reply will go to a wreckers to find an mr2