Suspension Replacement Swift springs for Cross JIC
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From: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Replacement Swift springs for Cross JIC
I was speaking to Jan about getting some replacement springs for my Cross JIC setup I bought from him many moons ago, but he's not replying. Guessing either something has happened to him or it's not worth bothering with just supplying the springs to the UK.
I know the original springs were 400 lb front, 337lb rear, but that's all the info I have. I've found a supplier in the UK, but I'm short of the details I need to make a purchase. Does anyone know what springs are required for the Cross JIC setup for a road R53? Think I am slightly more nose heavy as I have a 1.8T VW engine rather than the 1.6, but the Cross JIC was always fine.
Needs -
Spring length:
ID:
Rate (F/R):
Found them all listed here: https://www.driftworks.com/suspensio...ilover-springs
Would be most grateful if anyone has switched their springs to Swift from the stock ones, or knows what Jan usually provides?
Thanks.
I know the original springs were 400 lb front, 337lb rear, but that's all the info I have. I've found a supplier in the UK, but I'm short of the details I need to make a purchase. Does anyone know what springs are required for the Cross JIC setup for a road R53? Think I am slightly more nose heavy as I have a 1.8T VW engine rather than the 1.6, but the Cross JIC was always fine.
Needs -
Spring length:
ID:
Rate (F/R):
Found them all listed here: https://www.driftworks.com/suspensio...ilover-springs
Would be most grateful if anyone has switched their springs to Swift from the stock ones, or knows what Jan usually provides?
Thanks.
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JIC went out of business, didn’t they? Looking at older pictures of those Coilovers, they look like regular 60mm springs. If you have the coilovers already, can’t you just pull out the springs and measure them up?
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Dunno what happened to JIC. Was guessing the length of the springs is probably a lot shorter now as the car has been sat on them for years, but yeah, can measure to see if they are 60mm.
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I would be surprised if the springs were shorter after so many years. I would measure the free length, and get new springs that are similar. You can adjust the ride height and preload from there to suit your needs.
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Cheers. Just figured as the car weight settled on the springs they would loose a bit of the length after 10 years in service.
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