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Old 07-29-2003, 11:01 PM
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Here are the pics as requested. My car is pretty much stock appearance wise -- except the foglight blackouts and cut springs .. anyway these pics are after cut springs..





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cool man. How much did you cut off and how much did it drop for you. Also how is the ride now compaired to before.
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1.5 Coil all around.. around 1.5 inches drop.. Ride didn't change much. See below post..

https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...31&fpart=1
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thanks for the pics!!

Did you remove the jounce spacer in the rear? Any noticeable drivability problems?

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No .. I left it in. I assume that if you take that spacer out it will worsen the ride drastically, but I'm not sure.

There was no big changes in drivability/ride. A bit more firm but thats it. Very happy with cut springs !

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If you use heater hose around the top part of the spring you will be fine
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If you use heater hose around the top part of the spring you will be fine
Thats what I plan to do with my springs. With those cut springs, UGOT8's car sits just like my car does on Hotchkis springs.
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Did you cut 1.5 coils off the big end of each of the springs?

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