Originally Posted by yellow15
just a silly question, how do you know when the spring is toasted?
I've been using the same 0.020 spring for at least 30 runs (and countless crashes!!) but it still look okie to me when i last check it?
how to tell when i need to replace it?
The easiest way to check them is to compare them to a new one and see if there is a length difference. What happens when you crash is the springs gets compressed and they are made out of soft thin metal and they can easy get "collapsed" making the car drive and or tweak erratic. Sometimes they do not show signs of being collapsed but they are softer now from over working or heaving crashing. Its easy to just replace with new ones they are only like 2 bucks a pair. Most people I know buy them like 5+ at a time just because they can go bad so fast. Front springs are a lot like a T-bar on a t-bar car they can easily get out of wack and they are cheap enough to just replace if there is any question.