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Title: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: mtnbob on August 30, 2009, 05:03:15 pm

I bought some springs on Vortex that were supposed to be off of a 92 GTI. They are shorter than my original stock springs on my 86 Golf. They appear to be the same diameter. I bought them hoping that they would be stiffer than stock springs since they were off a newer GTI. All it looks like they will do is ride a small amount lower.

Is it possible to use both springs at once?? :o They fit inside each other, the spring mount has a ridge that the second spring kinda fits into. Is is possible to tie them together in some way?  I know this is probably a stupid question but it has never stopped me before ;D I'm thinking that they would give less than one spring by itself.

Title: Re: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: burn_your_money on August 30, 2009, 06:52:06 pm

I've heard of people winding them together before. The only problems I see is that the spring rate will be insanely high and you won't have a lot of travel before the springs "collapse" on one another.

What's wrong with hockey pucks? They don't raise the car, only increase the spring tension for a given height... so I guess they do raise the car...

Title: Re: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: mtnbob on August 31, 2009, 01:38:48 am

I like the hockey puck idea, but I don't understand how to do it ??? I saw the pic, but I really couldn't make it out. Do you drill a hole just big enough for the rod? Does the narrow end of the spring fit against it? The hard part will be finding a hockey puck in South Carolina LOL ;D
I see what you are saying about the two springs binding each other. How do they get helper springs to work?

Title: Re: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: smutts on August 31, 2009, 11:57:20 am

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The hard part will be finding a hockey puck in South Carolina LOL Grin

Hmm, where do I find a pair in Devon UK? ;D

Title: Re: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: DCC on August 31, 2009, 12:06:34 pm

Quote from: smutts on August 31, 2009, 11:57:20 am

Hmm, where do I find a pair in Devon UK? ;D

Ask, and thou shall receive!

http://demonxtreme.com/product.php?xProd=4105&xSec=327

Title: Re: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: burn_your_money on September 01, 2009, 07:56:57 pm

Quote from: mtnbob on August 31, 2009, 01:38:48 am

I like the hockey puck idea, but I don't understand how to do it ??? I saw the pic, but I really couldn't make it out. Do you drill a hole just big enough for the rod? Does the narrow end of the spring fit against it?

You got it :) hole saws work great.

Title: Re: Rear Spring Questions Can I use two springs on one shock??
Post by: Pat Dolan on September 10, 2009, 09:12:45 am

I have to admit, I HAVE done the two rear springs thing in the past.  Wind a pair of SHORTENED ones together, weld at the ends (and, I think we were securing to the spring seats as well).  It is not an "insanely high" spring rate, but adequate.  However, you DO need a lot more shock absorber damping to handle them.  Seems a lot simpler today when you can buy this stuff for peanunts just to spring (sorry for the pun) for a used set on the 'tex or something.