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Old May 30, 2002
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modding trunk springs

Of course the 6X9s dont fit....sigh, but could i just bend the trunk springs i have now to make them go around the magnet? Would they still function properly?
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i had infinity kappas in my car for a short while, they were WAY too big to fit. but i noticed that the rear of the speaker was soft plastic, (kinda rubbery) so i figured what teh hell, and i screwed donw the speakers and just bent the springs that way. worked fine.

later i took out those 6x9's and also teh springs, cause i was exploring teh idea of a hydraulic trunk opener. i fout it to be much easier to have the springs in there, like a counter balence, then use the piston to simply provide enough force to raise the trunk lid. when i reinstalled the trunk springs, i turned them backwards, so teh bump in teh spring pointed up, so i could have more trunk clearance.

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the kickers i have (2ways) have no plastic whatsoever. Could I just buy the spoiler trunk springs? are they shaped differently? I'm still thinkin to heat up the bar with a torch then bend it using a vice or something....[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] when my dad gets home he will probably think of something. ahhh dad to the rescue
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how much clearance do you need? maybe you can just torque them down.....
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my 6x9 are about the same size as the kappas, i have the Alpine type R 6x9 .. and i didnt do anything to my springs...
 
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