Monday, May 18, 2009 - 06:34 pm, by: Joel King(Twinturbos_rock_my_chasis)
If you are going to cut your springs why not make your car a convertible? probably safer.....
Ok the way I was explained why you don't cut springs is simple, each "coil" of the spring is rated to "carry" a certain amount of weight, you start removing these coils and a set of springs that were rated to carry say 1250kg (overall) will now only be able to handle about 900kg (over all) and will eventually fail... sometimes in a very nasty way
Best case scenario you demolish your suspension towers....
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 06:07 pm, by: Daniel Krinkel(Dvk_soarer)
cut springs are the most stupid thing you can do. the bounce to much, pop shocks, wreck tires and sometimes can cause serious damage to the body. in once case I have seen a windscreen brake from the flex. my soarer had choppies in it when I got it and it was hopeless. just my 2c i am very happy with my modified blsteins with coil overs on them. you wont get that mint wheel to guard ratio you probly want without adjusbles
Monday, May 25, 2009 - 10:56 pm, by: Fran Valdivia(Silvasoarer)
Matt Sartori wrote on Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 10:17 pm:
Leave the cut springs to commodores.
Daniel Clarke wrote on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 05:17 pm:
Just buy some lowered springs and install them... Leave the cutting of springs to the tools with Gemini's for gods sake .
Why waste your money on a set of lowered and re-engineered springs. The lowered spring manufacturers a ripping people like you of your hard earned $$$$$$ Cut them dude, its a great experience. But don't remove them, its too hard, easier to cut them whilst they are still in. As you cut thru there's a surprise at the end. If you live thru it, then cut the other 3. End result is to die for!!!!
But seriously mate, you'd be extremely idiotic to cut the springs. As far as making the car look cool, and only that, in the lowered stance, you are risking damage to suspension, and steering components, damage to your underbody, aswell as guards, and inner guards. Your risking the wheels bottoming out inside the guards as the suspension travels up and down. Cutting springs doesnt make them more solid, the spring rate and travel remain the same. You also risk ramming the cross member into the road, especially since All australian roads are made for 4WD testing! And if you happen to have an accident, and your car is insured, the insurance assessor will instantly void any pay outs as your car will be deemed unsafe for road use.
The other problems you may encounter, could also be that the vehicle may sit unlevel, on level ground, and the funniest of all is that you may cut the springs too short, and the car wont be able to roll because either the body is sitting on the floor, or the wheels are that deep in the guards that the wheels wont roll, or you can only go straight cos the wheels wont steer. If the car ends up this low, then there's 2 things you must do. 1st take a foto, cos it will look really cool! 2nd you have to buy new springs anyway, but you wont be able to drive there and get them, and carrying a set of spring in a backpak aint much fun.