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November 1st, 2008, 05:33 PM
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Question about stock springs.
Has anyone chopped their stock springs to make their car lowered?
*NOTE* i plan on NOT doing this im just asking if anyone has done this.
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November 2nd, 2008, 12:01 AM
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yes i lowered my front about 1.5inches. i thought maybe it would ride bad but it still rides fine. i haven't had any problems so far
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November 2nd, 2008, 12:40 AM
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cutting springs kills the spring rate and almost doubles their spring constant making them a lot more unstable
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November 2nd, 2008, 01:07 AM
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yea, if you cut one spring 1/8 in more than the other, it will be apparent.
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November 2nd, 2008, 12:03 PM
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yes we were very carfull when we cut them and made sure we got them exactly the same
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November 2nd, 2008, 12:06 PM
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josh, how much did you cut off of your springs?
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November 4th, 2008, 04:02 PM
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I considered it...I have a set of springs in my garage
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