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Old 02-20-2009, 11:12 AM
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Default These valve springs on stock lifters?

Looking at these to replace my stock 02 33k mile springs:

http://www.sdpc2000.com/product/SDL1...S1Setof16.aspx


Is that the best price going on these or an equal?


Will be running the stock cam with Comp 1.85's ~ .550 lift. I read posts about possible float if you don't change the springs.

Thanks for the help!
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Those will work great for your setup as long as you dont go too far over .600 lift, you say 1.85s with .550 lift, is that WITH the 1.85 calculated in(stock is 1.7) or without? They work very well, but for anything over that, either go patriot golds or extremes...
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My stock cam is something like .510 with 1.7 stock ratio. It will be around .550 with the 1.85's. What about on stock lifters?


I should probably put on new keepers too. Do you sell those? Link if you have it
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will work fine on stock lifters not a prob. Did you notice ANY noise from them though before you stopped running the car? If you did then it would be time to change them (the lifters). Also you can use your stock retainers and locks as they are the same style spring, just have more pressure and better coil bind.

BUT if you want to change to hardened locks/retainers or titanium retainers...
here you go
Hardened Locks
Hardened Retainers
Titanium retainers

Those are just what we have in Comp. We have quite a few different companies that make them, but these are the norm.
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I try not to throw money at stuff unless it is really needed. Any of that needed to keep me safe (like a must)? Lifters weren't really noisey and car has only 32k miles.
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Not really. You can reuse your stock locks/retainers and such. Just go with the springs would be my suggestion, although the hardened steel parts are not too pricey, you could get them for piece of mind.
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