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March G# Reborn
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I was told by a technician/engineer that it was fine, providing it wasn't heated up a lot/for a long time and also it was safer than cutting another spring which would change the shape of it so much that it wouldn't seat properly. I've done about 400 miles+ on this so far and they've been completely fine, no noises/difficult ride or anything. It's still better than the way it was set up by a previous owner of it, which was extremely dangerous.
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I did read up on it before doing it, and we did it in a way that won't/shouldn't affect the ride/strength of them.Maybe heating the spring isn't the done thing but I do feel that
is a bit harsh!
But yes, I did think that was a bit harsh tbh :/ As soon as I get enough money I want to get proper Micra coilovers anyway
mas12555
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When you heat springs you ruin the pitch of them so I would of honestly went for different springs, coilovers or just cut them then use and angle grinder to make the tale the right shape. Heated is a no go in my opinion. I suppose if you only heated the end up and bent it down then that is most likely okay and the fact you kept the heat in a certain area. I suppose you let the spring cool down naturally?
In extreme case this can happen, oh by the way I am not calling you stupid its just a video example.
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I couldn't get any other springs as most only lower around 30ish mm (mine were 35mm), coilovers are out of my price range at the moment and I have already cut them (1 coil off the fronts). Yeah I think most people so far have assumed I heated the whole spring to lower it but I didn't, I only heated up the very end of the coil and bent it to get it the same flat shape it was before cutting.
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I Presume thats how cutting a spring should go. I have seen people cut springs then heat the ends up to make them flat then if need they grind the ends flat. Obviously won't work if you have a pig tail spring. It would atleast get the spring sitting the best it can. Most lowering springs for K10s look as if the company bought some stock springs and cut them. My H&R ones sure did, they didn't even feel any stiffer.
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Yeah that's what I did to mine, cut 1 coil off (as the top one is tightly wound and goes flat towards the top) and then heated the end of the spring and bent/flattened it down to make it the same shape as before and flat so that it sat properly in its cup. (I couldn't cut more than 1 off the front as the gap between the coils is a lot more and also i'd never get them to seat right/stay captive).
Mine now feel far better than before. They give really good firm handling, no body roll around corners but are also still comfy to drive on every day
Oh no, someone did something dodgy to a car, I hope he crashes! No need to be a div
It's not as bad as some of the stuff we've seen on this forum. Smarter than cutting a silly amount of spring or, god forbid, using spring clamps.
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Thank you, this is exactly my point. It isn't as if the whole spring was heated up to make it lower, it was just the very tip of it to get it back to the flat shape it was so it'd seat properly. It's nowhere near as bad as some things i've seen before (a few of which were on here), including some 'modifications' that were actually done to the March way before I owned it.
Enuo
Glorified Electrician
It's obviously not ideal but I mean it's fine. I mean, we drive with bald rear tires (notmehonest) and polo rear coilovers that rub against the body (mention no names eh Scott
). All you can do is if you're not sure if it's safe get an experts opinion and you did exactly that. Suspension is always gunna be a touchy subject mods wise as is cutting structural body parts and the like, so you're always gunna get someone caught out because they jumped the gun without asking enough questions first, myself included. It's just human nature 
You seen the laws out there bro?
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Or Switzerland haha, a country that's almost against the car itself
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Thanks mate, only a few more things left to do now I think
Thank you!b.e.a.u tiful!
What is that stand the car is on? looks fair handy, how does it work?
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I haven't completely yet, but it's running better than it was. I'm getting new leads, plugs etc soon to see if they help it
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It's like a big scissor type lift, it goes from flat to a bit higher than in the picture and you just wind up with a hand winder or just use a square socket bit in a drill. You can change the width of it too, for different size cars. I can't remember the exact name of it now, but i'll find out for you soon
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300 doesn't sound too bad?
+1Enuo... I'm asking you very nicely please knock up some drawings for it
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I'm not sure how much that one was as it's my dads but I think you can get them a bit cheaper
I don't know a lot about it really, when I get the exact name of it i'll find the details for you thoughTell me more
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It's bolted on either side at the ends and held on with sealant
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Wow! Your March looks just perfect. Love it.
Thank you!
There's still a few things I want to do to it atm but she's getting there
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Not a lot has been happening recently, mainly been trying to eliminate what's causing my running issues.
Firstly tried some new ht leads. Bish bash Bosch..
They've made a slight difference to starting but the main problem is still there so next up will be a new dizzy cap/rotor arm.
Also got a new steering wheel set-up. Suede Momo rep wheel, boss kit and a purple quick release boss
Firstly tried some new ht leads. Bish bash Bosch..
They've made a slight difference to starting but the main problem is still there so next up will be a new dizzy cap/rotor arm.
Also got a new steering wheel set-up. Suede Momo rep wheel, boss kit and a purple quick release boss
...this made me smile
....if you're gonna have a suede steering wheel are you gonna be joining the Driving gloves club?
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