Cutting Stock Springs
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 11:29 am
Has anyone cut the stock springs, is it possibly to cut 1/4 coil off and use the camber adjustments to fix the alignment? I know the ride will be rougher, but I just need to know..
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Posted: October 6th, 2005, 12:14 pm
just say NO to it
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 12:55 pm
Why do you say that?
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 1:30 pm
Do NOT cut your springs, there is a possobility it can pop off of the lower part of the strut.. u can really mess up your ride (tires, rims, ect.) not to mention its dangerous.
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 1:40 pm
The whole point of being lower is also having a higher spring compression and a lower centre of gravity... by cutting them you only get one of the two, and terrible handling 
arrent you the one with $10k plans for the motor? For the love of god buy springs for 400$
Or buy my suspension setup of shocks n springs for 500$CDN. Check the for sale section.
arrent you the one with $10k plans for the motor? For the love of god buy springs for 400$
Or buy my suspension setup of shocks n springs for 500$CDN. Check the for sale section.Posted: October 6th, 2005, 1:48 pm
Not to mentioning that you'll be underdampning your struts, and those will eventually blow as well, so in the end you'll need to get new struts AND springs
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 2:02 pm
First of all, I was not asking for myself, I was asking for my friend Tom, he has a 92 gs just like mine, I didnt know of anyone cutting them, and i told him everything that i've read here, but he just wanted to know...So I asked, I am buying the zx2 strut configuration for my car eventually...
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 3:57 pm
Along with the reasons previously mentioned, springs on any vehicle of any type should never be cut. Nowadays, most springs are of a progessive type meaning that they are specifically designed for a particular purpose, weight and application. The windings are such that there are tighter and wider windings to give a progessive spring rate of collapse and rebound. These are geared to cover small occaisional bumps to constant pothole scenarios to occassional severe compressions. The tighter winding s are to deal with the severe stress or loads while the other windings contend with the smaller everyday bumps. Buy cutting you not only encounter the problems addressed previously but also introduce a drastic lost of handling capability by removing either the tighter or loser windings capabilities. Spring cutting has gone by way of the doe doe.
Spring cutting are for those who are too cheap to spend the necessary funds to achieve the desired results and ultimately end up a statistic on the 11 o'clock news.
Spring cutting are for those who are too cheap to spend the necessary funds to achieve the desired results and ultimately end up a statistic on the 11 o'clock news.
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 4:46 pm
If you cut your springs cut ONE coil off or TWO coils off, don't just cut a 1/4 or 1/2 coil off.
You'll find out why when you remove the spring.
The way teh perches are set, the spring "seats" into them at a certain angle. You can't rotate the spring 1/4 turn after cutting it and properly sit it in the perch. If you try, it has a GOOD possibliity of clunking and possibly popping out of the perch (if you cut it low enough).
but I disagree with what people say here. The only time cutting springs is dangerous is if you cut like 3 coils off, making the spring shorter than the strut-stroke. In this case. teh spring is so short that if you fly over a bump and the suspension drops out under you...the spring has a possibility of unseating from the perches & shifting.
Then again, some lowering springs I have used are shorter than the rear strut stroke (meaning you don't have to compress the spring to install them).
But I've ridden in a few cut-spring cars and they were surprisingly decent rides...even on stock struts. I know of a couple of people who have blown struts as a result, but one of my friends only cut a coil off & it was a nice .75" drop, and he's been riding on it for over 2 years and his struts are functioning fine.
You'll find out why when you remove the spring.
The way teh perches are set, the spring "seats" into them at a certain angle. You can't rotate the spring 1/4 turn after cutting it and properly sit it in the perch. If you try, it has a GOOD possibliity of clunking and possibly popping out of the perch (if you cut it low enough).
but I disagree with what people say here. The only time cutting springs is dangerous is if you cut like 3 coils off, making the spring shorter than the strut-stroke. In this case. teh spring is so short that if you fly over a bump and the suspension drops out under you...the spring has a possibility of unseating from the perches & shifting.
Then again, some lowering springs I have used are shorter than the rear strut stroke (meaning you don't have to compress the spring to install them).
But I've ridden in a few cut-spring cars and they were surprisingly decent rides...even on stock struts. I know of a couple of people who have blown struts as a result, but one of my friends only cut a coil off & it was a nice .75" drop, and he's been riding on it for over 2 years and his struts are functioning fine.
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 5:57 pm
thanks for the insight gro, i'll tell my buddy what's up...
Posted: October 7th, 2005, 3:35 am
please dont cut them... 
Posted: October 7th, 2005, 9:21 am
if you want to lower your car the cheap a-- way,ill get the part number for you tonight.
They fit around the coil springs and you tighten down the bolts thus lowering the car, and when your friend is tired of the ghetto setup you can always remove them and return to the stock ride height.
They fit around the coil springs and you tighten down the bolts thus lowering the car, and when your friend is tired of the ghetto setup you can always remove them and return to the stock ride height.
Posted: October 7th, 2005, 9:34 am
I know a guy who cut jut one coil out, popped out of the perch, and screwed up his rim and tire, blew out his strut, and his car was fauxed up!.
Just because 1/2 of the people who do this have been lucky is no reason to risk messing up your ride.
Just because 1/2 of the people who do this have been lucky is no reason to risk messing up your ride.