Here's how I cut my springs:
If you look at the top flat part of the spring, you will see where the flat part
of the coil comes to a stop. I cut it right at that point, so that the scrap was
simply the top flat ring. This was done with a high speed cut off wheel. I then
took a grinder and put a flat back onto the top of the spring. If you need, I can
try to make a drawing for you. - Ian
Scott Donnelly wrote:
> Jay, Can you suggest how to go about cutting down the front springs? My SV
> front end also sits unnaturally high (to my eye) with more than a fist width
> between the fender and top of the tire (185 x 60 x 14). I assume that the
> suggestion to cut the spring down a half inch refers to reducing it's stacked
> height by .5" which would translate to several inches along the length of the
> coil. Am I wrong?
> Scott Donnelly
>
> Jay Laifman wrote:
>
> > I just spoke with Rick. He said that he knows the SI springs are different
> > from the SII, which are both different from the SIV and V. He assumed the
> > S3 ones are like the SII ones. He did not know if the S3 one would fit on
> > the SV front end. He repeated again, though Tiger owners try to deny it,
> > that later SV's springs were basically identical to Tiger ones - which
> > would explain the severe higher ride.
> >
> > Anyone else have first hand knowledge of the differences between the
> > springs? I have available to me SII and SIII springs, but a SV front end.
> > Are they the same diameter so that they will fit? Or, is even that
> > different?
> >
> > He did say about the only thing to do is to cut the springs, and that 1/2"
> > of spring cut off drops the front end about 1 1/2".
> >
> > Jay
-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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