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.

 

i like it! now black out the side markers

 

how you do that?

 

Looks good but have you hit any big bumps yet?

 

Lots of them. Roads suck here in Garland. Thats why i got 35 series tires and not 30 series.
There is 3.927" of tire between my rim and the road. As opposed to 3.366" with 30 series tires.
And stock tire is 25.7" tall. these are almost 27" tall. so even though its slammed it still isn't scraping the ground.

 

With a set of new springs being so cost effective I really do not understand why you cut the springs. And no it does not handle better than stock. Never.

 

Car looks good!

 

Car looks sick!!!!!!! But never cut your springs HEAT THEM ..........LOL jk

 

actually cutting them does increase spring rate some...


juan i did this to mine and the only problems i have is when i can 3-4 peeps in my car the back seems to bottom out a lot

 

wow... you put 3-4 people in your car?? With a lowered car I'd only take 1 person tops. and when my car isnt lowered. I'd take 2, but even that was pushing it. but I will never let anyone sit behind me

 

well its my daily...and yes seems like the spring rate in the back isnt enough...and actualyl i didnt drop the back as much as the front either...it rubs with a 3rd person in he car...im goana try the lfh mod...try not to mess up this car at all

 

looks geat i had been thinking about cutting my front springs. I am definitely gonna do it now after hearing your feed back. Maybe 1 coil for me in front.

 

Cost effective is a relative term. I'm closing on my first house next week so i can't be spending a bunch of $$$ on my car. Besides springs cost $250. This was absolutly FREE.

 

Looks good, but please get some tire shine! lol

 

Yeah the whole car needs a good wash and detail. Just took these pics right after i got done lowering it.

 

please provide

tools used
maybe a pic or 2 of the springs and what exactly you did

interested in doing this on my v6 because I slapped some nice rims on it and i wanna lower the stance but not as much as you did.

thanks

 

So you spend $1400 for wheels and tires, and $250 springs are a problem?

 

What did you cut with?

 

why spend $250 for springs when you dont have to??

 

Actually the wheels and tires were free.
Sold the 17's the car came with $400
bought a set of wheels and sold them for $300 profit
Sold the set of LG springs (installed) that the car came with $200
sold all the stock cats i've had in the back yard for years $700
For a grand total of $1,600
Spent a total of $1,500 shiped mounted and balanced for the wheels.