Cutting Stock Springs

[SLO-030]

Its not. I believe the wording is something to the effect of "No cutting, heating or welding".

 

It is completely legal. The reason you don't grind or heat the springs is because it removes the hardness from the spring steel.

 

When resetting the springs they are "annealed" meaning they are heated to remove the hardness. the springs are then reset to the specified level. then they are heated to a predetermined temprature then oil quenched (special quenching oil, not old sump oil) to produce the hardness needed to prevent sag over time.

 

If removing the hardness is the illegal part then either cut them with a hacksaw or something that produces little or no heat from cutting or slowly cut the spring using a thin blade on a grinder making sure the spring is kept cool (as long as its cool enough to touch it should be fine). but don't cut them down to the point they are not captive at full suspension droop/

 

Working at a spring makers helps teach ya about the hardness and heat part of it.

 

NOTE: I do not endorse the cutting of your springs. It is completely up to the owner of the car. Either send the springs to be reset or get a new set.

[irokin]

It is completely legal.

 

Not in Queensland (we're talking about coil springs here).

 

From QLD light vehicle modifications booklet (which has conveniently disappeared from the QLD Transport server) Google Cache

 

Suspension coil springs must not be shortened by cutting

or heating.

[SLO-030]

Coil springs can be reset too |blink| I think they have added what you have quoted because most people would attempt it in their backyard with no way to re-harden the spring. I'm sure it is legal if its done professionally.

[Teddy]

to me the way i do it i can't see why it would cause any harm, apart from being to low, but that can be the same with proper made springs any way.

 

No offense mate, but its people like you that give our legal system a reason to be in place.

[Trev]

Ha this thread is gold, Why would you pay to have your coil springs reset, Buy new ones as everyone else has said, I cut springs in my commodore like every commodore bogan does when they are 17, I WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN, The front springs used to fall out of the spring hats and make the struts bottom out.

[Redwarf]

I really think this one has run it's course.

 

If nobody has any objections, I'm going to lock it now, and go to bed. :(

 

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