PDA

View Full Version : spring clamps - any good?


Aleksi
25-03-2007, 09:57 AM
Hey all,

Ok, so I got defected the other day for being too low. Now, the car is sitting approximately 60mm off the ground, and needs to be 100mm obviously. I need to present the car at the police station by 24 april for them to check that the height of the car is legal. I saw these clamps on ebay, which can raise your car by 2" or lower it by 2": http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190094416960&rd=1&rd=1

Does anyone know if these are alright? All I want to do is raise the car by just enough, so that I can show the cops, and then take them out again.

Thanks peeps
SiReal
25-03-2007, 10:09 AM
these wont 'raise' your car. they will lower your car. but then 'raise' it by 2" from the lowest clamped point.

just hope the cops dont check your springs when u present your car. i'm pretty sure these would be illegal.
sml-089
25-03-2007, 10:40 AM
those things sound dodgey. anyone used em?
[ricer]
25-03-2007, 10:45 AM
lol its just having spring compressors/clamps on ur springs constantly... looks kinda unsafe...
and i dont think it would raise ur car.. it looks like its most likely to lower the car anywhere between 0 to -2 inches
SiReal
25-03-2007, 10:47 AM
it would probably disrupt the spring rates - might make cornering/handling craptastic :)
bennjamin
25-03-2007, 10:52 AM
these clamps are incredibly dodgy , dangerous and illegal.

they are NOT for on-road use.
They are designed for SHOW events etc. IE "dump" your car for a show.Then uninstall , and drive off later.

DO NOT GET / USE THESE !
sml-089
25-03-2007, 02:15 PM
;1113077']lol its just having spring compressors/clamps on ur springs constantly... looks kinda unsafe...

Thats wat i was thinking lol
D4rk4n63l
27-03-2007, 10:16 AM
they CAN be used to raise the car but for god's sake don't use them... :)
ekslut
27-03-2007, 10:39 AM
Think about whats going to happen when you go over a bump and your spring compresses even more causing the clamp to fall off....
I would never touch them or would not even travel in a car that I know has them. As has been said they are very dodgy and very dangerous. Spend a couple of hundred $$ more and get something better. After all if something goes wrong, its your life at risk.