cut springs

[pacmanaveo]

has anyone tried to just cut the stock spring instead of buying the lowering spring ?i know it the ride will suck but i was actually thinking about doing it . i once did this to my civic and it wasnt that bad ,but cause our spring assembly is diff from the civic i didnt wanny try it .......please help me

[petrified.rabbit]

i bought H&R's and cut those..

i would think you might be ok with cutting stocks, as they dont fell like a progressive spring, but stock springs might be more compromising than lowered springs being the lowering springs have a higher spring rate..

[subachad]

i bought H&R's and cut those..

i would think you might be ok with cutting stocks, as they dont fell like a progressive spring, but stock springs might be more compromising than lowered springs being the lowering springs have a higher spring rate..

I cut one from the front and one from the rear. The rear sat lower after that, they seated fine and ride was no different than it is now with the H&R's... it was crap then and is crap now... I really need some struts

[Wolfman AK907]

has anyone tried to just cut the stock spring instead of buying the lowering spring ?i know it the ride will suck but i was actually thinking about doing it . i once did this to my civic and it wasnt that bad ,but cause our spring assembly is diff from the civic i didnt wanny try it .......please help me

I wouldn't chop springs, it's hard to get the measurements just right so your ride will sit level. I would make sure it's on a level surface and heat your spings with a torch and you will achieve the same effect, this way you can lower your car to your liking without guess work. I did on my 1.8T Jetta and the only thing I noticed different in the ride was on a really bumpy road the ride tends to bounce a little bit. Idk, I would just buy springs though, thats the best thing to do.

[07_aveo]

IMO, heating springs is far worse the cutting them. Totally changes the characteristics of the steel.

[Nemasys]

Cutting springs is a joke, not hard at all, if your smart your gonna cut the 2 front ones exactly alike and the 2 rear ones the same. I cut my Apex springs over 2 years ago, had no idea wtf i was doing, and the ride is very much to my liking.

[XJCasper]

So I am thinking of starting 1.5 coils in the front. 1 in the rear.

[petrified.rabbit]

IMO, heating springs is far worse the cutting them. Totally changes the characteristics of the steel.

do not heat the springs, it tempers the metal and will make them more prone to shatter.

[Wolfman AK907]

[quote=petrified.rabbit]

IMO, heating springs is far worse the cutting them. Totally changes the characteristics of the steel.

do not heat the springs, it tempers the metal and will make them more prone to shatter.[/quote:1hbm7bu8]


Idk, I live and drive in -50 and colder and I run my cars pretty hard and never shattered a spring. Must've got lucky I guess.

[630R63]

How about cutting with oxy-acetylene or plasma torch? that should still be ok because your not heating the whole spring right?