boring day so i decided to burn my springs !
03-15-12, 02:44 PM
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It doesn't "look" bad? I don't think the reason for the facepalm has anything to do with "looks". Instead of me spoon feeding you on why you shouldn't heat your coils, I'll let you do the research or continue to believe that we are more concerned about how it "looks" as opposed to how it "functions" or lack thereof....
03-15-12, 03:01 PM
#33
from what looks.. does it lead you to say that mr bay area lex ? lol my oh my this forum is full of blood suckers ! its my car ! if i want to gut the interior and drive on a bucket ! ill do so -- even tho your 2cents are appreciated ! didnt your parents teach u . if u have nothing good to say . keep it to your self ? on that note.. i never owned a honda - i have a job - wrk overnight . through out the day i sleep and then go right back to work ! soo i dont have time to go spend a ARM AND A LEG on tools ! or time to torch my car MR BAYAREALEX . but if u want me to torch yours ? let me know ill request a day off to help you out ! ..
But when you do post something controversial (like heating springs), you are going to get some supporters and some that frown upon it. It's nothing personal.
Would you enlighten us on the process you used to heat these springs and what temperatures you subjected these springs to?
I think part of the backlash you are seeing is due to the safety uncertainty in "torching" springs. How are the material properties changing? Can you be sure that all four corners are getting the same processing (same amount of heat). What's the new spring rate?
Anyway, it looks like it is working for you and that's what matters. Best of luck to you.
Last edited by BayAreaLex; 03-15-12 at 03:22 PM.
03-15-12, 03:02 PM
#34
wow...great internet info here. Heated springs aren't bad?? Folks, we have wasted our money on coilovers!!!
It doesn't "look" bad? I don't think the reason for the facepalm has anything to do with "looks". Instead of me spoon feeding you on why you shouldn't heat your coils, I'll let you do the research or continue to believe that we are more concerned about how it "looks" as opposed to how it "functions" or lack thereof....
It doesn't "look" bad? I don't think the reason for the facepalm has anything to do with "looks". Instead of me spoon feeding you on why you shouldn't heat your coils, I'll let you do the research or continue to believe that we are more concerned about how it "looks" as opposed to how it "functions" or lack thereof....
03-15-12, 03:58 PM
#39
cool....so which one are you?
Jon Walker - Founder and CEO
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Jon Walker - Founder and CEO
Branden Hartzell - General Manager
Lance Koehn - Machine Shop Forman
Mike Newcomb "DSM Loki" - Rockstar DSM Tech
Darryl Edgan - Performance Shop Forman
Brian Tripplet - Sales Manager
Greg Kissenger - Store Manager
03-15-12, 03:58 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrF0R...e_gdata_player
That's our dragster. But I don't know anything. Carry on.
That's our dragster. But I don't know anything. Carry on.
vid sucks ! lol i waited 8 mins for the run and whammo...cut off.
03-15-12, 05:15 PM
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to control the amount of drop when heating the coils:
1-put blocks/bricks underneath the car at your desired drop height
2-grab an acetylene rose bud / torch, and heat the coil spring in a pre-determined safe zone
3-let the car drop from its own weight, let the springs cool
4-jack it up, pull the blocks, Done
Heating spring steel does anneal the steel/ therefore weakening its tensile strength.
Hot rodders have been doing this since most of our parents were ****ting in diapers. So there is really nothing other than personal bias and uneducated opinions at work in the negative comments of this thread.
To the OP, good job. I thought of this route, personally I would have cut coils. I recently bought into the group buy Megan EZ, so all of this is irrelevant.
Cheers.
1-put blocks/bricks underneath the car at your desired drop height
2-grab an acetylene rose bud / torch, and heat the coil spring in a pre-determined safe zone
3-let the car drop from its own weight, let the springs cool
4-jack it up, pull the blocks, Done
Heating spring steel does anneal the steel/ therefore weakening its tensile strength.
Hot rodders have been doing this since most of our parents were ****ting in diapers. So there is really nothing other than personal bias and uneducated opinions at work in the negative comments of this thread.
To the OP, good job. I thought of this route, personally I would have cut coils. I recently bought into the group buy Megan EZ, so all of this is irrelevant.
Cheers.