Cutting springs?

[cappy72 10+ year member]

thats ghetto as hell
a good lowering spring kit is only 150-220 bucks. camber kits a bit more

on some cars you dont need camber kits... all 4 of my tires have adjust cambers, stock... its not too common though

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Just get lowering springs... eibachs usually run like 175-250...

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Decided to go ahead and do it, and about 3 hours later here are teh results...(cut out one coil in the spring, lowered about an inch in the front...)

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

you are truely an idiot....

you should be banned.

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Explain to me why i'm an idiot. I ran the car down I85 at about 90 for a couple miles and had no pulling problems or anything. I figure if i can get by for the $12 i spent on the spring compressor i saved myslef about $200, and if its a problem, ill upgrade...

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

So did you cut them or use spring clamps?

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

I cut one coil out of the springs

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

Did you take into account that over time its going to set even lower due to the springs settling?

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Yea its only about 34 of an inch lower than it was, when it drops farther ill replace the springs, i was looking for a cheap fix to the problem. i would have bought springs but i had to replace the motor in the car and already owe out the a** for the loan so i decided to try to save the $$$

 

[jlaine 10+ year member]

Explain to me why i'm an idiot. I ran the car down I85 at about 90 for a couple miles and had no pulling problems or anything. I figure if i can get by for the $12 i spent on the spring compressor i saved myslef about $200, and if its a problem, ill upgrade...

Well, let's see...

For starters your springs are now fairly worthless - you don't have a progressive rate spring in that car and you've just eliminated some resistance that was supposed to be there.

Secondly I'm imagining you used the stock shocks, and are now going to deal with a shock rate that wasn't designed to be hacked down lower to the ground.

Thirdly - now you need an alignment - which is by itself a shame since you didn't do things right in the first place...

Do it right or don't do it at all.

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

Explain to me why i'm an idiot. I ran the car down I85 at about 90 for a couple miles and had no pulling problems or anything. I figure if i can get by for the $12 i spent on the spring compressor i saved myslef about $200, and if its a problem, ill upgrade...

by cutting the springs you are going to put UNEXPECTED stresses, WHICH YOU WONT NOTICE RIGHT AWAY, on other parts of the suspension. I dont know specifics on your suspension but there are definately some ball joints, axles, tie-rod ends, cv joints, and it might have a multi-link suspension...

all in all your cheap a$$ is going to pay more money repairing these items then it would have cost you to just save the money for lowering springs/drop coils/camber kit...

that sir is why you are an idiot....

but the reason why your truely an idiot is....

 

GET THIS:

 

BECAUSE YOU HAVE ABOUT 20 REPLIES STATING THIS IS A BAD IDEA...

THAT ENDS MY ARGUEMENT.... ENJOY

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

by cutting the springs you are going to put UNEXPECTED stresses, WHICH YOU WONT NOTICE RIGHT AWAY, on other parts of the suspension. I dont know specifics on your suspension but there are definately some ball joints, axles, tie-rod ends, cv joints, and it might have a multi-link suspension...
all in all your cheap a$$ is going to pay more money repairing these items then it would have cost you to just save the money for lowering springs/drop coils/camber kit...

that sir is why you are an idiot....

but the reason why your truely an idiot is....

 

GET THIS:

 

BECAUSE YOU HAVE ABOUT 20 REPLIES STATING THIS IS A BAD IDEA...

THAT ENDS MY ARGUEMENT.... ENJOY

I also have a PM from a guy who has done it to numerous cars without having suspension problems, and a custom car builder who has cut springs said that i was fine if i only cut one coil out i woudn't cause any problems.

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Well, let's see...
For starters your springs are now fairly worthless - you don't have a progressive rate spring in that car and you've just eliminated some resistance that was supposed to be there.

Secondly I'm imagining you used the stock shocks, and are now going to deal with a shock rate that wasn't designed to be hacked down lower to the ground.

Thirdly - now you need an alignment - which is by itself a shame since you didn't do things right in the first place...

Do it right or don't do it at all.

If thats the care, then why can people put lowering springs on their car without replacing shocks, because if im not mistaken me cutting the prring is exactly like buying a set of lower springs.

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

I have lowering springs and OEM struts, only because they dont make any aftermarket struts for my car.

regardless, the lowering spring is specially made to handle the differnce in height and the stresses that it puts on the car.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Why did you come on here asking? You knew you were already going to do it...

I swear everyone just wants to hear people praise them and kiss thier *** nowadays.

Yes that's an awsome idea, Man your car looks so much better now. You are my new hero