Cut Springs = The verdict
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florida03
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Anytime you pull the springs its a good idea to get
all the wheels straitened out. The stock shocks are fine.
all the wheels straitened out. The stock shocks are fine.
A hacksaw would probably work ...eventually.
A cutoff wheel on an angle grinder would probably be the easiest/quickest. That's what I plan on using.
A cutoff wheel on an angle grinder would probably be the easiest/quickest. That's what I plan on using.
Another Dumb Question: Has anyone removed the stock spring isolators when they cut the stock springs? Will this lower the car even more?!?
It will lower the car more. You can do it if you want, but why would you want to if you already lowered the car?
Wow, the back of your car sits perfect IMO.
Nice work. :beer:
Nice work. :beer:
Any pics of your car? I want to see what it looks like in the front. Thanks.
i WILL be doing this. i guess im just "stupid" or "cheap" but that 230.00 is almost half of the apten thats going on in the next couple of weeks. there is nothing wrong with cutting your springs. ive done it before on my low 12 second NA 03 gt and i WILL do it again on my 30k+ 03 cobra. nice work!
I don't really want to lower my car, just get rid of the rake and level things out. Do you think 1/2 coil off the rear would do it? I just want to lower the rear by 1/2 to 3/4 inch.
Shouldn't the ride actually be SOFTER, since you removed some of the spring?
No, it would be stiffer since their is less spring to absorb the energy being put into it, therefore more energy is being transferred through to the frame of vehicle. I am also going with the anti hop shocks so I expect ride to be a bit stiffer.
You are right on. The fewer the coils the stiffer the ride.
Fred K.
Shakes head. A cobra owner cutting springs...... wow.
I would say to make it completely level you should take off 1/4-3/8 coil.
do you even know one thing about what your saying or are you just babling?:loser:
see my cut spring results here. http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109253 cutting non progressive springs will never have a negative effect on the car!!!(unless you cut too much)
Correct me if I’m wrong, but when you’ve got a spring with X amount of coils, each coil has a little something to do with the load that specific spring can handle. Now if you go chopping off coils yes the car will be lower, but you’ve altered the load that spring was designed to distribute over vertical play. Now if you look into at spring designed to lower the car don’t you think you’d be better off in terms of shock distribution? Either way cutting your springs is a matter of taste, I for one don’t like bouncing down the road and have no problem shelling out $200, it's a 40k car, come-on.
the car doesnt bounce! it rides just as it did before the cut. i have even gone out of my way to hit bumps,potholes,etc... no bottoming out no harsh ride. its nice to drive a 35+k car and be able to save some here and there so you can use it in other mods that cant be done by yourself. listen, i have 4 car payments a mortgage a wife and 2 kids. if i can save 250.00 by cutting my springs and it gets me the same results as the other guy who spent 250.00 plus labor you can be damn sure ill do it. now the apten port is going to be done sooner because i saved this money.
YUP !!!!
Well said Wiz... Some people just don't get it !!! The cut springs work just fine but if you want to spend the cash on aftermarket ones then know yourself out...
Well said Wiz... Some people just don't get it !!! The cut springs work just fine but if you want to spend the cash on aftermarket ones then know yourself out...
When I installed IRS subframe bushings I cut the rear springs to get rid of the rake. I believe the outside circumference of one coil was 17 inches. My notes showed that I cut 8 inches off. The rear of the car came down 1/2 inch. The rake isn't noticable now, but measuring at the rockers shows the rear is still about a 1/2 inch higher than the front. Since the coil spacing of the last coil changes quite a bit I think another 2 or 3 inches (10 - 11 inches)would get you pretty close to an inch lower.
All this nonsense about not cutting springs is misinformation. I've been cutting springs on my cars and friends cars since the 70's and have never had a problem. No noises and no noticable difference in the ride unless you really get carried away. A 2 inch drop is never a problem.
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