Front shock/spring 'primer' needed..

[Ben Hutchings]

Evening All. I've just taken my old springs off my shocks. I really liked the handling, height and feel of the car, and have no real reason to change the set-up bar the fact that the springs are really crappy and rusty, and the shocks are even worse!

So... hang on, leeme think about what I'm actually asking here. *thinks* Ok, yes, how do I know which 'weight' springs I have if I want to replace them, and if I want to upgrade the Spax to Konis (or actually I kinda like the GAZ fully adjustables too) what do I need to make sure of so as not to change the feel of the car?

There.. I think that makes some sort of sense. Thanks!

(P.s - Anyone had springs powder-coated before? I hear that if you keep temp under 350C its all good, thoughts?)

[Tim Bancroft]

Ben,

Found the following in an old TT manual:

Fitted lengths:
Std: 8.1'' 210mm
330lb: 7.7'' 195mm
480lb: 6.5'' 165mm

I have TT4407 480lb springs + 3/8 nylon spacer on my GT6, good front handling and ride for the road.

[Paudman]

My GT6 springs were powder coated when i bought it, it was badly cracked and flaked off every time the car was washed. I ended up just blasting the springs and repainting them with a good primer and top coat.

[ferny]

My (sorta) custom springs on the Herald are powder coated. I had to wait ages for the ones on the 2000 to be delivered from Chris Witor because they were off being powder coated.