razorclaw99

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Trying to save money and was wondering if i can cut the stock springs shorter to lower the rear a bit. Has anyone done it? Any pros/cons to it?

razorclaw99

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nevermind. I just researched and saw how the ride smoothness will suck.

RevGTO

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What did you read? A lot of guys are negative on it, but there are plenty who argue from experience that it works well as long as you don't go overboard.

xxcoolrollinxx

ive heard good and bad
as long as you dont tourch them you should be okay
maybe get some shocks and a panhard rod
im cutting my springs 1 coil all the way around and seeing how it rides

zach_ws6

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rides just as good as my pro kit...yea yea, that might not be saying much. but my point is its not as bad as people make it sound.

wg871

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We cut them in my buddys and it was so bumpy you couldnt have any kind of open drink is his car. It looked sick though.
He left them on there for two days and then ordered real lowering springs.

zlover129

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cutting springs (correctly) with stock shocks is the same as buying stiffer lowering springs. If done right, with the proper shocks involved, the car can be made to handle very well. I'm very very happy with my setup.

6SSPEED

I cut mine last week and it rides fine. It probably doesn't ride as good as maybe a koni or strano setup but to have almost nothing tied up in a lowering job and looks just as good as a pro-kit I would say go for it. I would not cut out anymore than 1 coil max because anything over 1 is asking for trouble.

motown2

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can someone post some pics of how much they cut off of their spring...and some pics of the stance that is achieved with it. thanks

presto_z

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you may want to look into the heater hose mod before you cut your springs
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ose+mod+heater
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ghlight=heater

Hatchetman337

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Just make sure that if you cut your springs you don't use a torch. Do it with a fine tooth hacksaw and use lots of lubricant so you don't introduce a lot of heat. If you get them hot, it'll change the spring constant and they won't be consistent.

doaberetta

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Meh, if you're not going to do it right, just heat those springs up and watch the car drop.

Vicious95Z28

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I cut mine 6 years ago and never looked back. I couldn't tell that the ride was that harsh but I didn't try to make my car look like it belonged in Mini-truck'n either.

razorclaw99

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ill try the heater hose mod..Is it easy to do?