Nolan Penney wrote:
>
> If the spring rests against a stepped seat, then there is no danger of
>cocking the seat, as the seat is designed for a non-flattened coil. Most
>production automobiles use seats like this for coils. So either torch or
>grinder cutting will work perfectly fine, being the way the oem spring was
>installed. Sharp edges cutting into the seat are still a possibility, so one
>should ensure the wire ends are not sharp.
The Spitfire doesn't have a stepped perch. They are flat on either end. ANd
while you might get away with putting a cut spring that has not been
flattened on a Spitfire perch, it will not set right in the perch and most
likely will pop out in the center of the coils instead of being centered
around the shock.
>
> Is this the question you are asking? and did I answer it?
The question was rhetorical and required no answer!
Joe
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