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89 cressida cut rear springs
heya all
im new to the toyota scene
i scored an immaculate 89 cressi for $300, we cut 2 coils off the rear springs the springs unseat themselves and now i have scraping and rubbing in the rear end, whats the best method to keep them in until i can get k-macs?
also the sunroof doesnt work
any help would be most excellent
Re: 89 cressida cut rear springs
uncut springs would help.
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Re: 89 cressida cut rear springs
i know this
that dont really help the question at hand lol
Re: 89 cressida cut rear springs
....the best method is to go to the wreckers and get some uncut rear springs and put them in.
There isn't a thread on here or any sound reason that suggests cut springs are the way to go so just don't do it. Do it properly or not at all.
As for the sunroof not working it could be just the switch or the motor. An auto elec would be able to tell you without too much messing around.
Being new on Toymods is probably reason enough to let you get away with asking for advice on keeping cut springs captive but going forward you will realise people on here don't offer advice on doing anything dodgy and illegal.
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Re: 89 cressida cut rear springs
that being said
i took a pair of rear springs off the blue shitter to be re set 25 mm lower
and the spring work guy only charged $10
i said that was cheap , he said all we did was take a coil out
but apparently they cut it with a high speed big arse cutter , then they quench it in oil straight away
its the heat build up that occurs with a small angle grinder when cutting that alters the temper
plus it sounds like unstable project cut the coils to much
nostalgia is not what it used to be:
Re: 89 cressida cut rear springs
Also by cutting them they can't absorb as much energy, so you increase the chances of bottoming out the suspension. There's a reason lower springs have a greater spring rate.
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shorter stroke shocks to keep everything captive??
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geez you lot are a bunch of chickens. ive had cut springs in my car, mate have etc etc, never had a serious issue.
use some zippie ties to keep them in place.
pull the switch out and poke a multi meter in there and see if the switch is putting out power when its pressed. if not then your switch is stuffed, may just need something resoldering or could be proper broken or worn out.
Re: 89 cressida cut rear springs
but he does have a serious issueOriginally Posted by ae71
adn in NSW we actually have roadworthy checks, and.. as he sounds a bit like a young fella, is inviting a reaming by a "nice" cop/RTA dude when they see the car bouncing along, looking like it has 2 coils out
just accept 2 coils was not a good idea, get some near free normal springs, or just spend the $200 or whatever on K-macs (or something better) $200 is not a lot of burgers
"I'm a Teaspoon, not a mechanic"
"There is hardly anything in the world that a man can not make a little worse and sell a little cheaper" - John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
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