Taping Springs?

[Rude Dog]

Canr find any info on it but have read lots of mention of it. Could a kind person explain it please? 

[toddy]

poeple tape them just to add a little bit of more protection to the springs, as you are likely to catch them when you are learning as wel all have done.
it is normally just electricaly tape, or i used some called tundra when i did mine

[Spud]

There isnt much to explain, there is tonnes of info about it on here. You just tape them up so you dont knock and damage the cover or to make the bocks look cool.

There is tonnes of info about this and lots of other mods too. Also a lot on other things too. Your best bet is to have a good read, and yes, it may be over several threads but it is there.

If you have any specific questions that you cant find answers to feel free to ask but asking for people to "explain" things probably wont get a good response because the info has probably been posted 5 times already 

 

[Dark Knight]

The covers over the spring on some makes are very thin and if you knock the spring you could scratch it and make it weaker. People like to customise their springs too.

I find if you remove the spring from the top pivite it makes to simpler to tape/cover them.

Here's some links I found.

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=722.0

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=408.0

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=876.0

[Rude Dog]

The covers over the spring on some makes are very thin and if you knock the spring you could scratch it and make it weaker. People like to customise their springs too.

I find if you remove the spring from the top pivite it makes to simpler to tape/cover them.

Here's some links I found.

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=722.0

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=408.0

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=876.0

Cheers dude, I still dont get it. Do you simply spiral wrap tape over the springs?
Would duct tape be suitable?

[Rude Dog]

There is tonnes of info about this and lots of other mods too. Also a lot on other things too. Your best bet is to have a good read, and yes, it may be over several threads but it is there.

Well i've been reading for 4 hours! I couldnt find anyting on it. And I cant find a search feature either. It's a bit hard to navigate this forum. 

[Spud]

The search is on the menu at the top, goes across the page, above the gallery

Look through boards for info. There is a mods board..look there

[Dark Knight]

The covers over the spring on some makes are very thin and if you knock the spring you could scratch it and make it weaker. People like to customize their springs too.

I find if you remove the spring from the top pivot it makes to simpler to tape/cover them.

Here's some links I found.

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=722.0

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=408.0

http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=876.0

Cheers dude, I still dont get it. Do you simply spiral wrap tape over the springs?
Would duct tape be suitable?

If they are new then spiral wrapping will be fine three or four, more layer works for me, you can't over do it as they'll still flex fine. Add colours if you like furry covers, bike tires even at the moment I got a set warp up like Xmas tree including tinsel flashing lights and toy reindeer !

[Spud]

I use gaffa tape, works really well

[Greggles]

or go down to your locle hard were store and get some pipe insulater and some duck tape cut the insulater to size of your springs and tape on simple 

[Rude Dog]

If they are new then spiral wrapping will be fine three or four, more layer works for me, you can't over do it as they'll still flex fine. Add colours if you like furry covers, bike tires even at the moment I got a set warp up like Xmas tree including tinsel flashing lights and toy reindeer !

Dark Knight - Thanks man you put my mind at rest! How would you go about attaching tyres to your springs? Would you just tape them on?

Greg11 - Ah like grey tube pipe insulation?

Lots of good tips! Cheers folks! 

[Dark Knight]

If they are new then spiral wrapping will be fine three or four, more layer works for me, you can't over do it as they'll still flex fine. Add colours if you like furry covers, bike tires even at the moment I got a set warp up like Xmas tree including tinsel flashing lights and toy reindeer !

Dark Knight - Thanks man you put my mind at rest! How would you go about attaching tyres to your springs? Would you just tape them on?

Greg11 - Ah like grey tube pipe insulation?

Lots of good tips! Cheers folks! 

Make eyelets on the tire and lace in on. I'll add a link to picture.
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=889
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=891
There's a couple more if you look in the gallery
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;cat=3

[Rude Dog]

I just went through the entire mod gallery. W0o0o0oo0o0p!