Cut Springs

[KELLEMATRIX]

Has Any One Cut Lowering Springs To Make Drop Lower?

[C91BLX7]

Has Any One Cut Lowering Springs To Make Drop Lower?

yes, but is not recommended

[KELLEMATRIX]

Will It Make Ride Crappy

[C91BLX7]

Will It Make Ride Crappy

pretty much yes.

[91 EX-R]

besides making the ride REALLY crappy, it will also blow your shocks really quick and is extremely dangerous to do. dont risk it. if you want to lower your car, do it right.

[ExplodingCake]

Cut springs = more problems = more money to spend = frustration

[KELLEMATRIX]

SO DONT CUT MY SKUNK 2 RACE SPRINGS ?

[Fr0z3N]

Listen, PLEASE don't even address this issue unless you've had FIRST HAND experience with chopped springs. I have, and on make cars. First off, the more coils you cut the worse the ride. With my golf at 1 coil cut, noticable different in handling, no difference in ride. My golf with 2 coils cut, seriously noticable difference in handling and barely noticable ride difference I shoulda left it here but nope I love tinkering. My golf 4 coils cut looks SICK.. SLAMMED, handles RIDICULOUS but the ride quality is absolutely SHIT and scrapes off everything. My buddies 240, drifter. 3 coils cut nice drop about a pinky wheel gap and an o.k. ride quality. My buddies teg, 3 coils cut, nice drop sweeet handling bouncy ride. My buddies eg hatch civic, 4 coils cut, stupid low drop, ok handling and the WORST ride ever.

As for chopped lowering springs, my buddys ef chopped 2 coils off his lowering springs rofl slammmizzled drop, shit ride insane handling.

Now someone please tell me how you call this dangerous??? Yes you will over TIME blow your struts but I've never had a car last long enough for me to care. also how the hell would you get more problems??? you get the same shit either way.

[d112crzy]

Cut springs = more problems = more money to spend = frustration

only if you're a whiny bitch.

My civic has cut ebay coilovers with blown shocks. It sucks ass, but w/e that's the way I got he car and I don't really care. It's not that bad once you get used to it.

[AccordWarrior]

I could give you a million reasons not to...and explain the physics behind it, but if you just want to ride that low, go for it.

Yes, I've had first hand experience with cut springs...and I don't feel it's safe at all. For slow around town cruising I guess it's okay...but like I sad, I wouldn't recommend it at all.

When you cut the springs and hit a bump you don't have the same resistance going up that you normally do and take the weight off the tires. That's not going to give you predictable handling.

If you need to cut corners that much where you're cutting springs...take some time and save, and do it correctly. Suspension is not a place to cheap out on.

[ExplodingCake]

handles RIDICULOUS but the ride quality is absolutely SHIT and scrapes off everything. bouncy ride. the WORST ride ever.



you will over TIME blow your struts but I've never had a car last long enough for me to care. also how the hell would you get more problems???

you just said the answers then why the hell u ask?

[d112crzy]

blown shocks arent really a problem, more of an annoyance really.

BTW, I don't recommend cutting your springs, only for safety reasons. But it's not as bad as everyone makes it sound. I bet less than half the people that tell you its a bad idea have ever really ridden on cut springs/blown shocks.

[Fr0z3N]

you just said the answers then why the hell u ask?

Are you joking me??? Are we talking about the same thing???

Lets take this as an example the car is getting lowered no matter WHAT.

Either way it WILL scrape. It WILL damage whatever's scrapped. No matter WHICH way it is dropped...

My point was if you want the dropped LOOK and IMPROVED handling. Yeah you fuck youself for ride quality but you still get look and improvements on handling. That's on a major chop.

If you want the handling and aggressive stance, you can still get it without a major chop and without major ride quality loss.

My question was what gives you more problems with chopped springs vrs lowering springs

with springs an aggressive drop will still fuck you over for ride quality, it will still fuck you over for blown struts and you still WILL scrape.

The only way to do it properly is with PROPER springs/struts which is BIG MONEY!! and you WILL still scrape.

When you cut the springs and hit a bump you don't have the same resistance going up that you normally do and take the weight off the tires. That's not going to give you predictable handling.

If you need to cut corners that much where you're cutting springs...take some time and save, and do it correctly. Suspension is not a place to cheap out on.

You must be missing some physics here. When you have a fully compressed FULL spring it's gunna SPRING you up when you it a bump.... With less of a spring you get well... less of a SPRING.

If I was to compare a stock golf vrs my golf there is absolutely NO DOUBT that my golf will beat it in every aspect handling wise.

I have driven many cars, and BY far I feel WAY safer in a lowered car driving the speeds that I do and taking corners the way that I do

Not only does a lower car improve the center of gravity but it also gives you way less body roll.

[ExplodingCake]

blown shocks arent really a problem, more of an annoyance really.

BTW, I don't recommend cutting your springs, only for safety reasons. But it's not as bad as everyone makes it sound. I bet less than half the people that tell you its a bad idea have ever really ridden on cut springs/blown shocks.

I was riding on cutted springs and blows shocks , like you said it's annoyance then for me it's both , problems and annoyance. Problem = goes a bit out of control on the freeway and on road imperfections , the rear moves uncontrollably which you ahve to slow down just to regain control. Annoyance = bounciness.

[Fr0z3N]

I was riding on cutted springs and blows shocks , like you said it's annoyance then for me it's both , problems and annoyance. Problem = goes a bit out of control on the freeway and on road imperfections , the rear moves uncontrollably which you ahve to slow down just to regain control. Annoyance = bounciness.

I don't know how you can even compare them, especially at high speeds, high speeds in a stock suspension car feels like you get airborne off of bumps... With a lowered car you just drop after a bump imo it is WAYYY safer compared to a stock car getting a HUGE fling off a high speed bump. Compared to a lower car just dropping or raising to compensate for the road.