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Old 04-15-2008, 12:18 PM
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George Schweikle
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Ezra,

You could cut a coil off of your front springs to lower the car. This will raise the spring rate somewhat, but nowhere near the 1200 Lb/in of commercially available (front) sport springs. Having said that, there are a lot of satisfied users of these springs. One of the claims is greatly reduced bottoming and nose dive under braking. I'm considering changing to stiffer springs for my '91 Spider for these reasons.

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Hello, need to replace shocks on my 85 Spider. Was wondering peoples experience with yellow or red Konis. I have Bilsteins on my Alfetta and they are too firm. Driven a Spider with the red classic konis and they seem very nice. Anyone have experience with the yellows? Also I am thinking of changing the springs so it doesn't sit higher in the front, but I don't want an overly firm ride. Does anyone sell the european springs? I don't know if I want a higher rate spring? thanks
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