Kriss
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 10:29 PM |
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Spring compressors? Lowering an a4
I'm shortly picking up an a4 and want to drop it a few mm on springs. However I am sure I need to compress the spring to remove.
And locost ways of doing so or cheap supplier of the correct tool?
Will be a 2003 a4 avant Tdi sport
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Miks15
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 07:17 AM |
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what i did was make to hook king of things out of some pretty thick steel, the welded one on to one end of a threaded bar, the welded the other on to
a tube that slides over the threaded bar.
Then a nut and big washer pushes the tubed one towards the welded on compressing the spring.
ETA piccy: hope this makes sense
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[Edited on 21/4/10 by Miks15]
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indykid
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 08:14 AM |
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ffs! they're £20 a pair at halfords.
having had a spring jump out of a spring compressor before, DO NOT scrimp on this.
sorry miks but there's no way i'd use that style ever again. get the proper 2 finger ones
tom
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 10:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
ffs! they're £20 a pair at Halfords...
tom
pmsl...
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indykid
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 10:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
quote:
Originally posted by indykid
ffs! they're £20 a pair at Halfords...
tom
pmsl...
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ChrisW
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 10:30 AM |
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P'ing MySelf Laughing 
Who needs spring compressors anyway? Just point them down the garden and undo the top nut very slowly making sure you don't lean over the
spring.....
Chris
PS: Do not do this!! 
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indykid
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 10:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
P'ing MySelf Laughing
i understand that bit, just wasn't sure what was amusing about the rest.
i lost a fair chunk of skin off my index finger (luckily not the whole lot) and it nearly broke my dad's knee. he was hobbling for weeks
don't understimate coil springs and don't go locost on the tools
tom
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Kriss
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| posted on 22/4/10 at 04:20 PM |
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my buddy has compressors so all good.
cheers again!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 22/4/10 at 04:25 PM |
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DON'T DO IT!!
The A4 has S curve front suspension and has the finest setup system of any car on the market. It can take hours to get it right.
If you lower the car, the design will be compromised and you will end up with a foul handling car.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 06:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
P'ing MySelf Laughing
i understand that bit, just wasn't sure what was amusing about the rest.
i lost a fair chunk of skin off my index finger (luckily not the whole lot) and it nearly broke my dad's knee. he was hobbling for weeks
don't understimate coil springs and don't go locost on the tools
tom
Was laughing because it was a correct but abrupt response and made me giggle - basically, it was exactly what I had in my head to respond with until I
saw yours 
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RK
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 12:33 PM |
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Well in Canada, all the imported cars are jacked up about 10 cm over what you have in the UK or Europe, so don't talk about bad handling!! I am
sure they don't do anything else to the suspension to make up for that little mod required by the idiots at Transport Canada. There is nothing
more stupid looking than a nice car jacked up to look like a 4x4, with tiny profile tyres and small rims.
I would also be interested in lowering my A4 Avant.
ps... handling for me improved 1000% when I put Bridgestone Potenza RE 11's on. Unbelievable difference to previous rubber.
[Edited on 24/4/10 by RK]
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