Pros and Cons of cutting stock springs.

[bzubke1]

I'm just wondering what the pros and cons to cutting the stock springs would be?

 

[PSUCOBRA96]

con: you can weaken the spring too much when you heat it up when you cut it

 

[Dekorum]

Don't heat it up when you cut it.
I don't think theres many things that cutting a coil can do to a spring.
A pro is your car won't look like a 4x4 anymore.

 

[bzubke1]

Is it going to ride much worse than a lowering spring?

 

[Dekorum]

I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't think cutting a spring makes the spring ride any different. I have only cut my Ford B spring in the rear and they seem fine, but then again I have nothing to compare them to.

 

[STAMPEDE3]

Cutting a progressive rate spring isn't a good idea.
Cutting a linear rate spring isn't quite as bad.

It does affect spring rates but some don't notice much difference.
And road course guys will tell you not to.

Personally I will not cut springs but that is just me.

 

[96 chris]

What if I cut eibach pro lines a little bit? I might do this in the spring.

 

[STAMPEDE3]

What if I cut eibach pro lines a little bit? I might do this in the spring.

Eibach, Pro-kit or sportslines?

Never saw pro-lines.

Both are progressive rate so I wouldn't but to each his own as they say.

 

[96 chris]

oops. prokit.

 

[My94GT]

id personally not cut a spring, you want to go low spend the money and get coilovers, or just get some nice drop springs and take out your isos if you must.

 

[96 chris]

^yeah thats probably what I will do, I think I can afford a couple hundred bucks to do it properly.

 

[Ciotti]

Springs are made to use their entire compression range when sucking up bumps and dealing with cornering forces, when you cut a spring you lose a decent amount of that range of compression which will have your car slamming into the bump stops and rattling your teeth out.

 

[98 N/A 4V]

Springs are made to use their entire compression range when sucking up bumps and dealing with cornering forces, when you cut a spring you lose a decent amount of that range of compression which will have your car slamming into the bump stops and rattling your teeth out.

+1. In short, you increase your spring rate and hop like a low rider truck. Buy lowering springs. Don't half ass it. -Mark

 

[SVTContique]

Your also going to ruin your struts and shocks if you have the stock ones in.

 

[bzubke1]

I wasn't strongly considering cutting stock springs just wanted a little info on it. I will most likely get frbb b springs. Thanks for all the info guys

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

There are no pros....only cons..

 

[NXCaaabra]

i cut mine, thinking it was gonna be temporary,but ..i havent been dissapointed yet with them cut and its been over a year... im happy, it rides ok for me, but i also didnt cut it to where the car is on the ground..... but by time you spend the time removing and installing , i would prolly just put new ones in since, you may not like how it rides with them cut..

 

[98 svt]

I'll be selling my springs in the early spring $100 shipped and they're yours.

 

[bzubke1]

What kind of springs and how long have you had them?

 

[Goindeafonmtx]

The dumbass who owned my GT before I bought it, cut the stock springs. It rode horrible. There are no pros to cutting stock springs.