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Trampo springs question

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winterkid33
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k, so I got a 14ft jumpking tramp. its fun and all but ive reached the limit of stuff i can throw on it. cause a $200 tramp just doesnt give me the air i want. the springs for that trampoline are 8.5 inches and my question is could I use larger springs to give me more bounce? i know I would have to raise the tramp off the ground more to avoid bottoming out but would the mat stil work fine? or would there be too much slack in the mat causeing the springs to pop off or in anyway be unsafe or not work? thanks just trying to figure out a cheap way for more air and the tramp guys online will obviously say no.
Apr 3 2006 11:28PM
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theBOSS.
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I doubt with a round black poly mat you will get any significant extra bounce from them. 8.5" is already big for a round tramp.

Try crossing them over each other, you will go probably 30-40% higher.
Apr 3 2006 11:31PM
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Mini_Phinney
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get a rectangular tramp
Apr 3 2006 11:33PM
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garrett.
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deff do that
Apr 3 2006 11:46PM
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winterkid33
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so ur sayin the real significance between 200-2000 buck trampolines is the surface material? maybe ill try and cross my 8.5s first just to see. thanks
Apr 4 2006 8:01AM
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ColoradoFlats
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www.jumpright.com - only 150 more than you paid and last 3-4 years easy without crossing or changing a spring..plus they get you about as high as you can get with a circular tramp without it being unsafe. It's also the largest circular made without going custom, 15ft.
Apr 4 2006 8:03AM
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ECM
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for my tramp i went to home depot and got shorter springs and it made the tramp tighter. i was bouncing alot higher
Apr 4 2006 8:11AM
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Dan-Man
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put ur springs in an X instead of straight it keeps it tighter!
Apr 4 2006 10:20AM
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TimmyP
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how much do the gymnastic tramps cost
Apr 4 2006 11:47AM
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d-loc
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cuztomize a 25-footer
Apr 4 2006 11:48AM
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jack_weisman
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deffantly cross them i just did and i can float a 9 easy its rediculous
Aug 22 2006 3:31PM
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creighton
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yes.. cross them
Aug 22 2006 3:50PM
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AFT
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Like everyone else is saying, cross the springs. But, this will only help a little bit.

THe problem is the actual mat. In order to get significantly more height, you need a different mat, used with different materials. Those trampolines cost upwards of 2,000-2,500. Not cheap, but if you have the money, definitely worth it. The problem is, they are not for outside, as the mat will wear out.
Aug 22 2006 7:08PM
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AhrenStein
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you can get a real nice black mat tramp fer like 1600 but i nice tramp like the ones in the olypics are like 8000
Aug 22 2006 7:11PM
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DeSena
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Ya jumpkings springs are soooooo bad but go to a hardwear store you can buy springs
Aug 22 2006 7:21PM
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poofartpee
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haha
Aug 22 2006 9:30PM
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SkiingLlama
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i have a 12 year old tramp and it is super streached out and i nocticed that i can jump a lot higher on mine then my friends fairly new tramp. they are both the same size and same sized springs. and nither of us have crossed springs.
So maybe if you loaded it up with somthing really heavy it would speed up its ageing and make it streched out.
Aug 23 2006 1:52PM
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armxskier9
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i might need to try that crossing thing, seeing as as hard i try i can only get 7's.  I just can't bounce high enough on mine, and it's brand new.
Aug 23 2006 2:15PM
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