Razzle, best to go coilies rather than just a 2L spring, as its nice to be able to tweak the ride height and adjust for differences in the chassis - not uncommon on a 30yo body shell!! Coilie kits are so cheap these days anyway.

If you DONT need to go over the pits, you can do without the helper spring, as its just a legal requirement and not really necessary in my opinion. The blue spring below is the helper. Its just a really light spring that is normally fully compressed but when the car is lifted, it expands to take up the slack and stop the main spring from slopping around.



If you have to go over the pits, then you can just raise it up and you wont need the helper anyway. They are sort of exy compared to a normal spring, as you need 2 helper springs and two adapter rings - usually cost more than a pair of normal springs!

Ash

BTW, this is the cheapest kit I've seen that comes with helpers:

http://www.otomoto.com.au/HDSystems/sleevekits.htm

(4 kg/mm = 220 lbs/in)

So you don't have probs with it traveling past it's ride hieght?
Is the 220lb a recomendation?
What are you running?

Hi Razzle,

Not sure what you mean by "travelling past its ride height"? I drilled mine out with a 5/8" drill so it sits on the koni's step up and therefore doesnt slide on the shaft.

220lb is a bit low for my liking - I just provided it as a conversion since they quote 4kg/mm on their site. I'd try for a 5kg/mm (275lb) in the Otomoto range - assuming they have that rate.

Ok.
That sorted it.
So your top plate doesn't slide down the shaft.
The huy's at otomoto suggested about 5kg as well but said to check that with someone in the escort know!
The springs are 200mm long. Does that sound ok?
How far along the strut tube did you mount the sleeve?

Anyone with 2L strut towers for sale??

Email sent to you Darren

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220lb is a bit low for my liking - I just provided it as a conversion since they quote 4kg/mm on their site. I'd try for a 5kg/mm (275lb) in the Otomoto range - assuming they have that rate.

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i run 225lbs on mine, and its a good ride on the road.
before that i had 200 and 250.
i found 250 was a back breaker, and 200 was too soft for my ride height.

if you want a comparison, i think i read somewhere that king springs kffl-13 were about 190lbs?

Sorry - how does 5kg/mm = 275lbs
Sorry but those figures just completely trew me[:I]


Sorry Craig i seem to have hijacked your thread.
Hope in the process it helps you.

Ok - bit of googling sorted that out.

James i get the feeling you are after comfort and so 4k might be a little soft for me!?
Any one else got any input on this.
I like it quite stiff, as it was with the lovells. I could just about feel a stone on the road

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Sorry Craig i seem to have hijacked your thread.
Hope in the process it helps you.

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That's ok Darren, it's all good. Maybe it can help someone else as well.
I have mine finished and they worked out well. I think way too much thinking went into it in the end. Basically we set the tubes on at about 50mm from the top and I used 10in 250lb springs. Only thing you really need to watch is that the threaded collars don't hit wheels. I now have some helper springs as there is a gap at the top (at full travel)when the correct ride height was set. Good luck with yours.