Cutting the spings

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Cutting the spings

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What are thinking about the cutting the springs?
Is this good idea or not to lower my car?
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Re: Cutting the spings

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i hear nothing but bad things about cutting springs
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oh yeah cutting the springs is a great idea......
@ the same time make sure u cut your shifter to make a short shifter......
go out & buy springs
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Here is a better idea, dont use springs at all!
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Originally posted by Talon_66:
Here is a better idea, dont use springs at all!
Seconded...

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ok ok ill the springs
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soory i forget the wold BUY, so im gonna buy new springs
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what the f*** , sorry guys for my mistakes
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its not really a mistake but if you would have done a google search u would have seen like 5,00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 pages that says dont do it
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ok , thanks Monty
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I have never ever heard of anyone cutting springs before! lol they are so cheap they are like £90!
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dood it was a low rider thing in the us....most people that did it was for show trucks
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Go ahead, chop'em off, just don't ever plan to drive your car again.
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I think he got the message when the first 3 people told him not too... :shrug:
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