Cutting springs?

[bmerritt]

man kw's arent cheap ,, couldnt have the body shop do the 3/4s for now. then after its a bad ride but good look , buy some new ones

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[Spittin Game]

Originally Posted by Scarbs

HAHAHAHAH

I took VVV90's advice 2 years ago and went with KW V2. Sold the Eibachs this spring to risky who i think then sold them again.
Spend the money get the KW or some form of a whole suspension rather then just springs you'll safe money in the long run.

hahahahaha, I got taken.

[Scarbs]

Why did you buy the springs from Risky. hahaha

[catch]

NEVER cut springs! plain and simple, not worth the hassel and mess you'll run into

[teamsevas300c]

Well I Got The Same Springs And I Cut 1 Coil Front And 1.5 Rear... And You Can See How Ur Car Will Look. The Ride Doesnt Bounce Either....

[Mikes300Touring]

I'd like to lower my car a good 1" to an 1 1/2" but with AWD and independent suspension front and rear, I'm not sure how lowering the car will affect the suspension geometry. I've cut coils on older muscle cars with a lot of success, but I'm not sure about my new car.

Any suggestions and input would be great!

[L-dizzle]

Originally Posted by teamsevas300c

Well I Got The Same Springs And I Cut 1 Coil Front And 1.5 Rear... And You Can See How Ur Car Will Look. The Ride Doesnt Bounce Either....

WOW SWEET!!

are they progressive springs? Did your car have the "Rake" when you first installed them? I think i am gunna cut it down to your height!!

I cut 3/4 coil out of the back springs and it only came down maybe an inch max.. still not level.

Any problems having the car this low? Alignment? Tires rubbing? noises?

thanks!!!!!
Lonnie

[DYNAMITE44]

usually springs have a flat part at the bottom of the coil, so it will sit nicely in the coil bucket. when you cut that off, there's no flat spot anymore and the spring won't sit the way it used to.

although cutting springs is a really bad idea, its worst when someone uses a torch to cut the springs. the heat just kills springs. if you had the springs cut and they weren't bouncy, i bet someone used an angle grinder or a sawzall, which minimizes the amount of heat the spring steel endures.

[Northern Rider]

Originally Posted by DrBReed

DO NOT cut the springs! This will change the rear spring rate, make it stiffer and make the rear of car want to come around to see what the front is doing in emergency situations such as wet pavement, ice, etc. VERY BAD IDEA!

Bite the bullet and get some Eibach or other springs engineered to lower your car, keep the front to rear spring rates balanced and not destroy the good handling the factory engineers designed for your car.

Like the good Doc says, don't cut springs on these cars.

This thread on weight and chassis rigidity will give you some better idea on the suspension tuning.