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How to lower your cobra - cut coils method
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<blockquote data-quote="dezertcobra" data-source="post: 6629807" data-attributes="member: 65994"><p>alright guys this is my first how to thread so here goes. I decided to cut my springs after reading about it here on SVT. I cut 1 coil out of the front and 3/4 coil out of rear with basic hand tools and a few air tools. It took about 4-5 hours by myself taking pictures along the way. It looks awesome but does scrape over speedbumps and sharp driveways as any lowered car should. all factory isos are still in car. make sure to check alignment after complete.</p><p>tools needed:</p><p>ramps, jack, jack stands, spring compressor (you can rent it from autozone), grinder or cutoff wheel, basic hand tools. it will save time if you have an air compressor and air tools such as an impact.</p><p>STOCK HEIGHT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856618[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856619[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]856620[/ATTACH]</p><p>STOCK FRONT CLEARANCE[ATTACH=full]856621[/ATTACH]</p><p>STOCK REAR CLEARANCE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856622[/ATTACH]</p><p>STOCK FRONT RIDE HEIGHT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856623[/ATTACH]</p><p>STOCK REAR RIDE HEIGHT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856624[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE FRONT WHEELS</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856625[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE FRONT CALIPER BY REMOVING E CLIP AND PIN ON LOWER PART OF CALIPER. HANG CALIPER IN CAVITY BEHIND SHOCK[ATTACH=full]856626[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE SWAYBAR END LINK ON BOTH SIDES</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856627[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]856628[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE ABS LINE FROM BRACKET</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856629[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>REMOVE NUT FROM TOP OF SHOCK BY HOLDING WITH ALLEN WRENCH IN CENTER AND TURNING OUTSIDE WITH BOX END WRENCH.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856630[/ATTACH]</p><p>LOWER JACK AND REMOVE COIL FROM AREA. THIS WAS NOT THAT HARD JUST PUSH DOWN ON CONTROL ARM AND SLIDE SHOCK OUT OF TOP. I WRAPPED A TIE DOWN ON BOTTOM OF COIL SPRING AND PULLED UP AND OUT. THIS IS SAFEST AS YOU DONT HAVE YOUR HEAD OR FINGERS DOWN THERE. NOTE HOW COIL CAME OUT AND WHERE IT WAS ALIGNED IN LOWER CONTROL ARM. NOTE WHICH IS TOP AND BOTTOM. TOP HAS FLATTED COIL AND BOTTOM HAS LAST COIL STILL ROUND. CUT BOTTOM COIL</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856631[/ATTACH]</p><p>FLIP COIL UPSIDE DOWN</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856632[/ATTACH]</p><p>SLIDE BOOT ONE COIL DOWN AND PROCEED TO CUT COILS WITH CUTOFF WHEEL</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856633[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856634[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856635[/ATTACH]</p><p>MAKE SURE TO ALIGN END OF COIL WITH THIS SLOT WHEN INSTALLING OTHERWISE IT WILL THROW OFF RIDE HEIGHT. THEY ARE VERY EASY TO INSTALL ONCE CUT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856636[/ATTACH]</p><p>REINSTALL COIL, SHOCK, SWAYBAR, ABS LINE, CALIPER AND WHEEL. IT HELPS DO DO BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. MAKE A SET OF THESE WOODEN RAMPS FROM A 2X6 OR 2 X8 BECAUSE YOUR GOING TO NEED THEM TRUST ME</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856637[/ATTACH]</p><p>FRONT IS LOWERED AND THE REAR IS UP NEXT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856638[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE REAR WHEELS</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856639[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE LOWER SHOCK BOLT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856640[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE UPPER SPINDLE MOUNT BOLT FROM UPPER CONTROL ARM. REMOVE E BRAKE CABLE RETAINER BOLT FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856641[/ATTACH]</p><p>THIS IS WHERE IT GOT TOUGH AND I HAD TO RENT A COIL SPRING COMPRESSOR FROM AUTOZONE BUT ONCE COMPRESSED JUST USE A TIEDOWN OR ROPE ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF COIL AND PULL AND IT WILL COME OUT. NOTE WHICH WAY THEY ARE ALIGNED IN BOTTOM OF CONTROL ARM AND TOP/BOTTOM</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856642[/ATTACH]</p><p>THIS IS THE TOP OF COIL DO NOT CUT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856643[/ATTACH]</p><p>THIS IS THE BOTTOM OF COIL WITH WIDER SPACING. CUT THIS SIDE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856644[/ATTACH]</p><p>MEASURE OUT 3/4 COIL FOR SLIGHT RAKE LOOKED TO CAR</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856645[/ATTACH]</p><p>YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS LEFT OVER</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856646[/ATTACH]</p><p>REINSTALL ISOS AND REINSTALL COILS, UPPER SPINDLE BOLT IN CONTROL ARM, SHOCK BOLT, E BRAKE CABLE RETAINER BOLT, AND REAR WHEELS</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856647[/ATTACH]</p><p>REMOVE FROM GARAGE, TEST DRIVE AND ENJOY NEW STANCE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856648[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856649[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856650[/ATTACH]</p><p>FRONT RIDE HEIGHT AFTER LOWERING</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856651[/ATTACH]</p><p>REAR RIDE HEIGHT AFTER LOWERING</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856652[/ATTACH]</p><p>NO JOB WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH OUT A WASH AND WAX.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856653[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856654[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856655[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>BEFORE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856656[/ATTACH]</p><p>AFTER</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856657[/ATTACH]</p><p>BEFORE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856658[/ATTACH]</p><p>AFTER</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856659[/ATTACH]</p><p>ALWAYS REMEMBER:nono:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856660[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dezertcobra, post: 6629807, member: 65994"] alright guys this is my first how to thread so here goes. I decided to cut my springs after reading about it here on SVT. I cut 1 coil out of the front and 3/4 coil out of rear with basic hand tools and a few air tools. It took about 4-5 hours by myself taking pictures along the way. It looks awesome but does scrape over speedbumps and sharp driveways as any lowered car should. all factory isos are still in car. make sure to check alignment after complete. tools needed: ramps, jack, jack stands, spring compressor (you can rent it from autozone), grinder or cutoff wheel, basic hand tools. it will save time if you have an air compressor and air tools such as an impact. STOCK HEIGHT [ATTACH=full]856618[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856619[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]856620[/ATTACH] STOCK FRONT CLEARANCE[ATTACH=full]856621[/ATTACH] STOCK REAR CLEARANCE [ATTACH=full]856622[/ATTACH] STOCK FRONT RIDE HEIGHT [ATTACH=full]856623[/ATTACH] STOCK REAR RIDE HEIGHT [ATTACH=full]856624[/ATTACH] REMOVE FRONT WHEELS [ATTACH=full]856625[/ATTACH] REMOVE FRONT CALIPER BY REMOVING E CLIP AND PIN ON LOWER PART OF CALIPER. HANG CALIPER IN CAVITY BEHIND SHOCK[ATTACH=full]856626[/ATTACH] REMOVE SWAYBAR END LINK ON BOTH SIDES [ATTACH=full]856627[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856628[/ATTACH] REMOVE ABS LINE FROM BRACKET [ATTACH=full]856629[/ATTACH] REMOVE NUT FROM TOP OF SHOCK BY HOLDING WITH ALLEN WRENCH IN CENTER AND TURNING OUTSIDE WITH BOX END WRENCH. [ATTACH=full]856630[/ATTACH] LOWER JACK AND REMOVE COIL FROM AREA. THIS WAS NOT THAT HARD JUST PUSH DOWN ON CONTROL ARM AND SLIDE SHOCK OUT OF TOP. I WRAPPED A TIE DOWN ON BOTTOM OF COIL SPRING AND PULLED UP AND OUT. THIS IS SAFEST AS YOU DONT HAVE YOUR HEAD OR FINGERS DOWN THERE. NOTE HOW COIL CAME OUT AND WHERE IT WAS ALIGNED IN LOWER CONTROL ARM. NOTE WHICH IS TOP AND BOTTOM. TOP HAS FLATTED COIL AND BOTTOM HAS LAST COIL STILL ROUND. CUT BOTTOM COIL [ATTACH=full]856631[/ATTACH] FLIP COIL UPSIDE DOWN [ATTACH=full]856632[/ATTACH] SLIDE BOOT ONE COIL DOWN AND PROCEED TO CUT COILS WITH CUTOFF WHEEL [ATTACH=full]856633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856634[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856635[/ATTACH] MAKE SURE TO ALIGN END OF COIL WITH THIS SLOT WHEN INSTALLING OTHERWISE IT WILL THROW OFF RIDE HEIGHT. THEY ARE VERY EASY TO INSTALL ONCE CUT [ATTACH=full]856636[/ATTACH] REINSTALL COIL, SHOCK, SWAYBAR, ABS LINE, CALIPER AND WHEEL. IT HELPS DO DO BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. MAKE A SET OF THESE WOODEN RAMPS FROM A 2X6 OR 2 X8 BECAUSE YOUR GOING TO NEED THEM TRUST ME [ATTACH=full]856637[/ATTACH] FRONT IS LOWERED AND THE REAR IS UP NEXT [ATTACH=full]856638[/ATTACH] REMOVE REAR WHEELS [ATTACH=full]856639[/ATTACH] REMOVE LOWER SHOCK BOLT [ATTACH=full]856640[/ATTACH] REMOVE UPPER SPINDLE MOUNT BOLT FROM UPPER CONTROL ARM. REMOVE E BRAKE CABLE RETAINER BOLT FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM [ATTACH=full]856641[/ATTACH] THIS IS WHERE IT GOT TOUGH AND I HAD TO RENT A COIL SPRING COMPRESSOR FROM AUTOZONE BUT ONCE COMPRESSED JUST USE A TIEDOWN OR ROPE ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF COIL AND PULL AND IT WILL COME OUT. NOTE WHICH WAY THEY ARE ALIGNED IN BOTTOM OF CONTROL ARM AND TOP/BOTTOM [ATTACH=full]856642[/ATTACH] THIS IS THE TOP OF COIL DO NOT CUT [ATTACH=full]856643[/ATTACH] THIS IS THE BOTTOM OF COIL WITH WIDER SPACING. CUT THIS SIDE [ATTACH=full]856644[/ATTACH] MEASURE OUT 3/4 COIL FOR SLIGHT RAKE LOOKED TO CAR [ATTACH=full]856645[/ATTACH] YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS LEFT OVER [ATTACH=full]856646[/ATTACH] REINSTALL ISOS AND REINSTALL COILS, UPPER SPINDLE BOLT IN CONTROL ARM, SHOCK BOLT, E BRAKE CABLE RETAINER BOLT, AND REAR WHEELS [ATTACH=full]856647[/ATTACH] REMOVE FROM GARAGE, TEST DRIVE AND ENJOY NEW STANCE [ATTACH=full]856648[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856649[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856650[/ATTACH] FRONT RIDE HEIGHT AFTER LOWERING [ATTACH=full]856651[/ATTACH] REAR RIDE HEIGHT AFTER LOWERING [ATTACH=full]856652[/ATTACH] NO JOB WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH OUT A WASH AND WAX. [ATTACH=full]856653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]856655[/ATTACH] BEFORE [ATTACH=full]856656[/ATTACH] AFTER [ATTACH=full]856657[/ATTACH] BEFORE [ATTACH=full]856658[/ATTACH] AFTER [ATTACH=full]856659[/ATTACH] ALWAYS REMEMBER:nono: [ATTACH=full]856660[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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