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Offline ppltrak

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New Front Coils
« on: August 28, 2008, 05:35:30 PM »
 Ups guy came buy today and brought me these. I think that they will work out good. They are 16" 3"ID and 550ppi. The Calmini springs are 14 3/4" long and I ran a 1 .1/8" spacer on top of that. I have been running OME springs and alot of spacer and I like the ride and they are 540ppi so I thought 550ppi would workout fine.


   Kevin
« Last Edit: August 29, 2008, 09:20:16 AM by ppltrak »
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2008, 11:34:07 AM »
Where did you pick up the coils from?
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2008, 11:55:50 AM »
Where and roughly what did they run?

Are you thinking about the rear springs as well?
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2008, 12:04:44 PM »
Those look wicked!!! I'm going to order a set of them for myself as well
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2008, 12:11:00 PM »
I'll hopfully get them in this weekend and let you know how they work before any ordering of more coils :)

   Kevin
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2008, 03:13:36 PM »
Mud child order them at 14" because I need to cut them down. I just spent an hour w/ spring compressers and couldn't fit them. I'll cut them down to 15" and try on tues. I'll keep U posted.

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2002 GV 2.5l 4.5 ZN lift locked on 31's
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 08:25:11 PM »
Quote from: ppltrak on August 29, 2008, 03:13:36 PM
Mud child order them at 14" because I need to cut them down. I just spent an hour w/ spring compressers and couldn't fit them. I'll cut them down to 15" and try on tues. I'll keep U posted.

    Kevin

Thanks for the heads up! Try taking the bottom ball joint off at the control arm and then put the spring in and use a floor jack under the control arm and jack it up till you can get the ball joint bolted up. If it to tight also use a spring compressor on the spring at the same time.
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2008, 09:51:56 AM »
If you cut them down the spring rate will increase.
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2008, 12:02:27 PM »
I'll just cut the closed end and 1/2 of a coil. they should still be OK in the ppi rate.

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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2008, 07:31:05 AM »
What brand of spring are they and where did you order them form??
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2008, 05:03:55 PM »
Yes Please share! Many of us are looking for a different source for front coils!
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2008, 05:58:48 PM »
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/ These guys carry 3"ID coils for a decent price
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2008, 05:28:29 AM »
 :) Great Link, Thanks Biker! BTW, I ride too, 88 FLHS.
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2008, 08:29:10 AM »
So if the Calmini 3" front springs are 14 3/4" tall...if you order 14" springs, with the factory 450 ppi rate, you should essentially gain 2-2 1/2" of lift right? For $75 a spring, that isn't a bad price if this will work...
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Re: New Front Coils
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2008, 09:21:36 AM »
Did you get the springs in? how does it ride? The wire diameter of the new spring looks quite a bit thicker that the calmini spring.
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