Cut stock springs for a 2" drop on C6 19's.
10-24-2007, 09:46 PM
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Cut stock springs for a 2" drop on C6 19's. Got my new wheels and tires last week. (before the drop pics are here too)
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/801164-got-my-19x10-c6-wheels-285-35-kumho-s-today.html
Well the car looked like a 4x4 so i wanted to drop it. I have always heard that cut stock springs are the worst way to lower a car. Well let me be the first to say that could not be further fron the truth!
I cut my springs for a total of a 2" drop in the front and a 1.5" drop in back.
I didn't want a 2" drop in the front but after hours of searching i could not find any information on how many coils to cut off for how much of a drop. All i read was "start with one coil" or "start with 1.5 coils". So i figured since my car was sittin VERY high i would start with 1.5 coils all the way around.
On the front i cut from the bottom of the spring and reinstalled.
It ended up being a 2" drop. The rear i cut from the top and it was only a .5"-.75" drop. So i cut another coil on the rear and it ended up being 1.5" drop total for the rear.
RIDE QUALITY
The ride quality is AWSOME!!!!!!! I mean you can feel that the car is lowered but not like other cars i've driven. (LG springs, Eibachs, Hotchkis, ect) If i had to judge how much of a drop it was from the ride quality i would have guessed a .75" maybe 1" drop. It feels VERY close to stock.
HANDALING
It definatly handles better than stock around the corners, but not as good as aftermarket lowering springs. So handling is about inbetween stock and aftermarket springs.
I don't know if i want to raise the front or just leave it. The front tires do look pretty big tucked up in there. I'm running 285/35/19's all the way around. It probably would look a little better if i ran a 285/30/19 in the front but oh well i already have a pretty penny tied up in this set up so unless someone wants to do an even swap these tires are stayin.
The cool thing is though that even with the hellacious drop in the front i still have VERY good ground clearance because of the VERY tall 19" tires.
Soooo in conclusion i will never buy aftermarket springs ever again.
Oh and this car is a 99 and some 01, 02 cars i have worked on, look like they may sit higher. And the springs actually look bigger too, so taking off 1.5 coils infront might be ok on those. But i would still start with one coil in the front and two in the rear just to be safe.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/801164-got-my-19x10-c6-wheels-285-35-kumho-s-today.html
Well the car looked like a 4x4 so i wanted to drop it. I have always heard that cut stock springs are the worst way to lower a car. Well let me be the first to say that could not be further fron the truth!
I cut my springs for a total of a 2" drop in the front and a 1.5" drop in back.
I didn't want a 2" drop in the front but after hours of searching i could not find any information on how many coils to cut off for how much of a drop. All i read was "start with one coil" or "start with 1.5 coils". So i figured since my car was sittin VERY high i would start with 1.5 coils all the way around.
On the front i cut from the bottom of the spring and reinstalled.
It ended up being a 2" drop. The rear i cut from the top and it was only a .5"-.75" drop. So i cut another coil on the rear and it ended up being 1.5" drop total for the rear.RIDE QUALITY
The ride quality is AWSOME!!!!!!! I mean you can feel that the car is lowered but not like other cars i've driven. (LG springs, Eibachs, Hotchkis, ect) If i had to judge how much of a drop it was from the ride quality i would have guessed a .75" maybe 1" drop. It feels VERY close to stock.
HANDALING
It definatly handles better than stock around the corners, but not as good as aftermarket lowering springs. So handling is about inbetween stock and aftermarket springs.
I don't know if i want to raise the front or just leave it. The front tires do look pretty big tucked up in there. I'm running 285/35/19's all the way around. It probably would look a little better if i ran a 285/30/19 in the front but oh well i already have a pretty penny tied up in this set up so unless someone wants to do an even swap these tires are stayin.
The cool thing is though that even with the hellacious drop in the front i still have VERY good ground clearance because of the VERY tall 19" tires.
Soooo in conclusion i will never buy aftermarket springs ever again.
Oh and this car is a 99 and some 01, 02 cars i have worked on, look like they may sit higher. And the springs actually look bigger too, so taking off 1.5 coils infront might be ok on those. But i would still start with one coil in the front and two in the rear just to be safe.
10-25-2007, 03:11 AM
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car looks great, good job
just seen your previous pictures, man what a differnce! I think that would be the way to go for me too. I got 17s. Im going to look into this.
just seen your previous pictures, man what a differnce! I think that would be the way to go for me too. I got 17s. Im going to look into this.
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10-26-2007, 11:58 AM
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The front has 1/4" less travel (like i said i cut a little too much the first time) and the rear has 1/4" MORE suspension travel than if i would have kept the LG springs on the car.
10-26-2007, 01:46 PM
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Front is 26.3" and rear is 27.2". Give or take a tenth.
Car drives PERFECTLY straight.
rear end is perfectly centered. I measured how off the rear end was and cut my PHB accordingly. Welded it back together and bam centered rear end. Actually its not perfect. It's off 1/16 of an inch.
Car drives PERFECTLY straight.
rear end is perfectly centered. I measured how off the rear end was and cut my PHB accordingly. Welded it back together and bam centered rear end. Actually its not perfect. It's off 1/16 of an inch.
10-26-2007, 04:16 PM
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Cutting springs isn't a big deal, the spring rate will be slightly stiffer, it's a cheap alternative to spending a **** load of money to buy new springs that will ride the same.
10-26-2007, 05:06 PM
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Front is 26.3" and rear is 27.2". Give or take a tenth.
Car drives PERFECTLY straight.
rear end is perfectly centered. I measured how off the rear end was and cut my PHB accordingly. Welded it back together and bam centered rear end. Actually its not perfect. It's off 1/16 of an inch.
Car drives PERFECTLY straight.
rear end is perfectly centered. I measured how off the rear end was and cut my PHB accordingly. Welded it back together and bam centered rear end. Actually its not perfect. It's off 1/16 of an inch.
