Anyone cut down their front torsion springs

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 29 Mar 2008, 8:47 pm

#638818

Hi all,

Have a link pin front end with the torsion springs. Have bought a 2 inch narrowed beam and was wondering how hard it will be to cut 2 inches off the original springs. Is spring steel hard to cut. Have a large power hacksaw at work that may help or whats your thoughts on a large grinder with cutting disc.

Thanks, Kevin

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 30 Mar 2008, 8:06 am

#638849

an angle grinder will do it nicely and 2 inches well i have been told an inch end and another says 2 inches any end so if ya do both ends remember to weld one end before cutting as one end will be welded now hope that helps

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 30 Mar 2008, 8:10 am

#638853

You will need a cutting disc.
Easy to do once it is bolted in,
and all grub screws tight so they are held tight and in shape.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 30 Mar 2008, 9:27 am

#638857

Greedy53, you said

remember to weld one end before cutting as one end will be welded now

Please explain. Do you mean to weld the end that you are about to cut off ???? Not sure what you mean.

Dangerous, you said

Easy to do once it is bolted in,rn and all grub screws tight so they are held tight and in shape

Do you mean to have the beam bolted to the chassis and then place the spring inside the beam with the extra 2" out one end and then cut off the over hang ??

Thank you both for your input and look forward to your replies.

Cheers, Kevin

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 30 Mar 2008, 9:35 am

#638859

Yes cut off the over hang.
I hold my beam in the vice, but bolted to the car is good.

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 30 Mar 2008, 9:58 am

#638861

but if you narrow a beam the 'old' centre is still located in the same position as the 'new' centre, so with the torsion bars located in the centre with the grub screw I would have thought that you would have 1 inch out each end ??

I've never done one before, so am I right in my thinking???

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 30 Mar 2008, 11:32 am

#638873

my springs are always welded on noe end sure saves a lot of time when you go to put them back the welded end goes straight in with no expansion
ro fit them than cut

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 30 Mar 2008, 2:48 pm

#638890

Thanks again. Also I'm far from perfect, but shit greedy53 your threads are hard to read without punctuation 😁.

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 30 Mar 2008, 3:03 pm

#638891

Craig Torrens wrote:but if you narrow a beam the 'old' centre is still located in the same position as the 'new' centre, so with the torsion bars located in the centre with the grub screw I would have thought that you would have 1 inch out each end ??

I've never done one before, so am I right in my thinking???

yes, and redrill each end............

or cut two inches off, redrill centre and one end🤪