cutting coils for a half inch drop?
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Shocks before all else, IMO. The factory DeCarbons are basically so bad that getting a good set of aftermarket shocks will make more difference than any other suspension mod (the rest of the stock suspension isn't really bad at all). And the chassis is plenty stiff, most can't tell a difference with SFC's, especially after getting proper shocks. These cars feel like their flexing because the stock shocks are not doing their job, the car feels loose, floaty, jarring and disconnected, even if SFC's made the chassis noticeably stiffer, the main problem would still be there: poor dampening, and the car would still feel loose, floaty, jarring and disconnected.
Whether or not you want to cut your springs is up to you, I just wouldn't cut much at all off (1/2" drop's worth).
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I think its safe to say 200lbs/in in the front will make a pretty massive difference in handling. The stiffness going from stock (290lbs/in) to stranos (550lbs/in) was pretty huge (in a good way). WAY more responsive, less dive/roll etc.
For what its worth, 1LE front springs for these cars were 360lbs/in at stock height.
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Shocks>>>>>>SFC's. I have both, SFC's did nothing, while shocks (Koni SA's) were the biggest difference in all the mods I have.
Shocks before all else, IMO. The factory DeCarbons are basically so bad that getting a good set of aftermarket shocks will make more difference than any other suspension mod (the rest of the stock suspension isn't really bad at all). And the chassis is plenty stiff, most can't tell a difference with SFC's, especially after getting proper shocks. These cars feel like their flexing because the stock shocks are not doing their job, the car feels loose, floaty, jarring and disconnected, even if SFC's made the chassis noticeably stiffer, the main problem would still be there: poor dampening, and the car would still feel loose, floaty, jarring and disconnected.
Whether or not you want to cut your springs is up to you, I just wouldn't cut much at all off (1/2" drop's worth).
Shocks before all else, IMO. The factory DeCarbons are basically so bad that getting a good set of aftermarket shocks will make more difference than any other suspension mod (the rest of the stock suspension isn't really bad at all). And the chassis is plenty stiff, most can't tell a difference with SFC's, especially after getting proper shocks. These cars feel like their flexing because the stock shocks are not doing their job, the car feels loose, floaty, jarring and disconnected, even if SFC's made the chassis noticeably stiffer, the main problem would still be there: poor dampening, and the car would still feel loose, floaty, jarring and disconnected.
Whether or not you want to cut your springs is up to you, I just wouldn't cut much at all off (1/2" drop's worth).
I dont plan on cutting much off at all, I cant realy have the car very low around here but I do want a little more spring rate and less gap for now.
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Bumping this up for a possibly retarded question that I have... Is it possible to cut the front springs while they are still assembled on the front struts? The infamous bolt is insanely rusted on my car. Its not even a bolt anymore just a little mound of rust. To get it off my mechanic said my shocks would likely be damaged in the process... I can't afford new shocks yet, but I absolutely can't stand the 4x4 look anymore. I hate it. So I am looking for a temporary fix until the summer. Since I can't disassemble the shocks I was wondering if it's possible to just cut the spring while still on the shock assembly?
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Bumping this up for a possibly retarded question that I have... Is it possible to cut the front springs while they are still assembled on the front struts? The infamous bolt is insanely rusted on my car. Its not even a bolt anymore just a little mound of rust. To get it off my mechanic said my shocks would likely be damaged in the process... I can't afford new shocks yet, but I absolutely can't stand the 4x4 look anymore. I hate it. So I am looking for a temporary fix until the summer. Since I can't disassemble the shocks I was wondering if it's possible to just cut the spring while still on the shock assembly?
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Bumping this up for a possibly retarded question that I have... Is it possible to cut the front springs while they are still assembled on the front struts? The infamous bolt is insanely rusted on my car. Its not even a bolt anymore just a little mound of rust. To get it off my mechanic said my shocks would likely be damaged in the process... I can't afford new shocks yet, but I absolutely can't stand the 4x4 look anymore. I hate it. So I am looking for a temporary fix until the summer. Since I can't disassemble the shocks I was wondering if it's possible to just cut the spring while still on the shock assembly?
No its not really safely possible to cut the springs while they are still mounted on the shocks. Even if you could I can't imagine why you would want to run the stock shocks. A decent set of shocks would be cheaper than your full exhaust setup and do WAY WAY more for how the car actually drives, easily the best mod you can do to these things.
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*These cars have shocks, not struts.
No its not really safely possible to cut the springs while they are still mounted on the shocks. Even if you could I can't imagine why you would want to run the stock shocks. A decent set of shocks would be cheaper than your full exhaust setup and do WAY WAY more for how the car actually drives, easily the best mod you can do to these things.
No its not really safely possible to cut the springs while they are still mounted on the shocks. Even if you could I can't imagine why you would want to run the stock shocks. A decent set of shocks would be cheaper than your full exhaust setup and do WAY WAY more for how the car actually drives, easily the best mod you can do to these things.
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I apologize for the confusion, but I think you may have misinterpreted me. I meant to just go find someone who is parting out their car whose top nuts are in serviceable shape. Then just buy the whole assemblies, disassemble them, chop the factory springs on those, and then put them all back together and in your car. You can usually find stock ones for pretty cheap on here.