king springs low [front pair] 260z

[Pedro]

subject says it all;

 

looking for a pair of front king springs low for 260z;

 

If anyone has a pair lying around not getting used i would certainly be interested.

 

catalogue says they are part number:

 

KDFL-04

 

thanks,

 

 

 

[bryan3976]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-260Z-1970-1979-Lowered-King-Springs-/190407222344?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c5527a448

[Pedro]

thanks, but i already have a pair of 'off the shelf' lows for the rear, so i was ideally just trying to track down a pair of fronts in the low. Buying a new pair of fronts will most probably be my outcome but i thought i should ask if anyone had a front pair they were not putting to use

[Whittie]

If you are going to buy Kings, then they can custom make springs to any size and stiffness that you want.

 

I wanted lower and stiffer springs than the standard lowered king's. I simply told them what model numbre I had, how much lower I wanted them and how much stiffer. They worked it all out, manufactured them and delivered them in a week. They even give you a part number if you want to make another set up the same. Might be worth considering?

[stevo_gj]

Whittie did you actually specify both ride height and stiffness? Wouldn't the ride height be determined exclusively by the stiffness? 

[Whittie]

Fairly sure,

 

I told them how much lower I wanted the car to sit, that's for sure.

 

I'd imagine they'd do something like:

-Assume weight of car

-calculate droop of new stiffness spring

-work out how long spring would need to be to sit at original height

-adjust length to sit at new height.

 

It's pretty simple maths. You either know how much the spring you have is drooping (also need spring stiffness, being a King spring in the car made this easy, just give a part number) and calculate the car weight, or know the car weight, or just assume (1100kg divided by 4 would be a good start).

[stevo_gj]

Ah yep makes sense. If ride height is kept constant then spring stiffness and spring length can still be varied. Cheers!