Another Polo... Vibe demo car

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Just done a few bits a pieces so far... still a bit to go to have 'Demo car' status !!

[RhysQ]

that looks hot mate, nice work. i reckon get the roof done in black vinyl and that would set it right off!

what suspension setup are you running??

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what suspension setup are you running??

Nothing fancy. I had the springs compressed. This was the cheaper, quicker option for now. At this stage it was done for the looks. The 17s on there made the car look way too high. It is quite a smooth ride with the compressed springs. No scrubbing issues either.. Will upgrade this in the near future.

[RhysQ]

Nothing fancy. I had the springs compressed. This was the cheaper, quicker option for now. At this stage it was done for the looks. The 17s on there made the car look way too high. It is quite a smooth ride with the compressed springs. No scrubbing issues either.. Will upgrade this in the near future.

springs compressed?? how does this work??

i have seen spring clamps on e-bay that pull the springs together....is it this??

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springs compressed?? how does this work??

i have seen spring clamps on e-bay that pull the springs together....is it this??

Not quite sure how they done it. They asked me how low I want to go. I left the car there and picked it up in the arvo.

I had the wheels and springs done at Ozzy Tyres in Hoxton Park NSW. They seem to know what they are doing from my experiences so far.

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I thought they banned compressing springs? From what I know they squash the spring down to the desired height, heat them up and let them cool down to retain the new height. Thus making them brittle and changing the spring rate making for a hard and bouncy ride.

Nice looking Polo though. I'm sure it gets plenty of attention.

[Flaps]

From what I know they squash the spring down to the desired height, heat them up and let them cool down to retain the new height. Thus making them brittle and changing the spring rate making for a hard and bouncy ride.

This is what i thought too.

[ICEDIST]

Will need to find out about that. This is a temporary solution btw.

Coilovers coming soon.

[DubSteve]

Will need to find out about that. This is a temporary solution btw.

Coilovers coming soon.

LOL someone forgot there user logon

[Mischa]

LOL someone forgot there user logon

someone doesnt know how to spell their

[Jarred]

.. Thus making them brittle and changing the spring rate making for a hard and bouncy ride....

I don't know where you heard this from, but I wouldn't be so sure about them becoming "brittle". (in a sense they're going to spontaneously crush/crack)

AFAIK, they'd be using an oxy, to heat them up. I highly doubt this would be hot enough to change the molecular structure of the steel, which is how steel becomes brittle (long story short). Ductility/brittleness also depends how the springs are "cooled" down after heating.

I'm not sure what grade steel VW using are using in their springs or the treatment/manufacturing processes either, but I can't imagine the steel being too high in carbon (also contributes to brittleness)

There are many factors at play that would affect the springs on a molecular level. But basically, I'm trying to say, (imo) it's highly improbable that the springs will suffer a brittle failure. (ie crack)

I would agree the spring rates being changed, due to different spring geometry. Can't say what effect it would have on the ride quailty though.