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So i recently lowered my car on Eibach Pro-Kits. I like the amount of drop but i want it to be lower so i was thinking about cutting them until i buy coilovers. I understand that the ride quality will worsen and that it will be bouncy but im ok with that. Im pretty sure it wont be THAT bad bc theyre not stock springs that im cutting.
I basically want no wheel gap in the front (i have non in the rear) so im planning on cutting the fronts first. Then ill cut the rear depending on how it looks.
I wouldnt cut any springs, even though i've cut many springs for friends and other people. If you can, heat them up...but that is just as bad (the only thing is that you wont have to take them off and put them on again =)
get it right. dont cut it, it could break and messed up everything. happened to many pp i know before.
i guess ill play it safe. Thanks man
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Originally Posted by Seikensetzu
I wouldnt cut any springs, even though i've cut many springs for friends and other people. If you can, heat them up...but that is just as bad (the only thing is that you wont have to take them off and put them on again =)
hahah isnt cutting them more reliable in the height ? Thankss
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Originally Posted by wreyes1989
do it right the first time
just sell them and get the ones you like the most, aka coilovers
i would but theyre so damn expensive ! Do you know if anyones selling used coilovers ?? haha
when you heat up the spring, it looses compression and you can somewhat control the drop.
the problem only problem is almost similar to cutting, most likely it will be uneven.
the back on mine looks lower, but then again its because the wheel well seems of a smaller circumference than the front. when you look at the car from the side it looks even.
Don't do it...you're gonna screw a lot more up than just your ride quality.
Are you a V6 or I4? That is odd that the back is lower. I have the same springs and the back is .5" higher than the front. (i have a V6)...
Save for the coils, don't cut the springs.
Mines a V6 also. How many finger gaps do you have on your car ? Is your spare in the trunk ? The rears probably going to get lower bc im getting Subs soon haha
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Originally Posted by Seikensetzu
when you heat up the spring, it looses compression and you can somewhat control the drop.
the problem only problem is almost similar to cutting, most likely it will be uneven.
the back on mine looks lower, but then again its because the wheel well seems of a smaller circumference than the front. when you look at the car from the side it looks even.
thank you, no links yet. its getting worked on as we type. but since the shop owner is a friend my car is delayed and he is taking care of other vehicles (insurance and what not) first. hopefully i get new wheels sometime around mid january and will post pics in here when done
With my 19's on i have 1 and a half in the front. Yea i have my spare in the back too. and 2 finger in the rear.
ohh will the rim size affect the gap by a lot ?
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Originally Posted by Seikensetzu
thank you, no links yet. its getting worked on as we type. but since the shop owner is a friend my car is delayed and he is taking care of other vehicles (insurance and what not) first. hopefully i get new wheels sometime around mid january and will post pics in here when done
ohh nice fashoo. What type of body kit are you using ?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Cutting progressive rate springs = you failed high school physics. PLEASE don't do it.
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