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user removed · 11-03-2011, 11:43 PM

Cutting a part of the coil off with a die grinder works great if you want it lower and slightly stiffer. Think of the spring stretched out straight like a torsion bar. AS you make it shorter it gets harder to twist it the same amount.

regards
Mech

11-03-2011, 11:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	Cutting a part of the coil off with a die grinder works great if you want it lower and slightly stiffer. Think of the spring stretched out straight like a torsion bar. AS you make it shorter it gets harder to twist it the same amount. regards Mech