Forced,

I'm not trying to argue with you or the FSM. I made good money working in a flat rate shop, but I would always give my customers the best quality of workmanship possible. In my humble opinion, adding a shim to increase the free length of the spring to 27.0mm OAL is quick and easy.

My point is, if you have the ability/resources to shim the spring, then why not do that instead of stretching it out???