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Cheap way to lower mk1
- Thread starter JJBROWN
- Start date
just looked at the set of apexs and they are for the 16v and the williams will they fit my RT? cheers
ITB'd MK1
I dislike Apex springs, but you can get similar for similar money. I favour PI for lowering springs as i've used them for years on my own vehicles so i trust them, and I know they work
cheers ill look into them
ITB'd MK1
35mm or 55mm drop, both the same price, £89.43
Ph1 track 172
grindy grindy?
my thoughts exactly!
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????grindy grindy?
that would mean living with a really s**t ride and worrying that the springs are going to fall out haha
if they are a progressive spring ie. the coils get smaller on one end then make sure you heat the spring up and bend it round. It will also not pass the mot with cut springs when they go loose. In this case, drill a small hole in the bottom platform of the strut and slip a jubilee clip through. This will hold it in place and will pass the mot like this. just splash some black paint over the cut end of the spring. Also only cut full coils off, never a half coil otherwise it wont sit properly. I ran on cut springs on the front for quite some time. The ride was firm but not too bad. they passed an mot with them too.
No matter what people say, when springs are cut correctly, they are perfectly safe.
No matter what people say, when springs are cut correctly, they are perfectly safe.
I probably wouldnt go back to them because of the ride quality compared to my coilovers but i ran them for roughly 9 months, did 10k miles on them and when i took them off they were still like brand new. to be fair, i cut 35mm lowering springs, not oem ones, which would probably give an even worse ride, but i know plenty of people that have done it in the past, the only problem any of them got was rubbing and obviously once you've cut them there is no putting them back on, so he had to settle for coilovers shortly afterwards.
I knew i'd get stick for saying it the second i started writing it but i continued to anyway, because in my experience and others i know, they have always been faultless.
As for JJBROWN, get over to stanceworks, alot of guys over there cut springs and may be able to enlighten you on any further queries.
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lol. iirc. springs are made to a certain compression ratio cutting a coil off them yes makes your ride height lower but can be deadly on the road especialy if the spring dis lodges and jams up your wheels on the motorway!!! and as for a jubilee clip holding it in place is shocking and if i was an mot tester i would give you a slap! this will also cause very bad handling and there is innocent people on the road who could be injured or even killed because you you are a tight fisted bum!!!!. the stock dampers are also made/matched to the spring length to allow enough bump and rebound cutting springs can cause the dampers to bottom out, thats why aftermarket suspension kits have shortened piston rods to match the lowering springs. cutting springs is the way scruffy chavs lower there un insured no mot'd cars they stole or bought for £50 . if you don't fall in that catagorie of people then you are just an up tight, stingy person as you can get decent lowering springs for sub £80, or if you save your dole money for a couple of months you can buy a proper suspension kit!!!!
RANT OVER:evil:
back to the op btter off getting something like these, k-tec have them on ebay and you could get yourself a right bargain just check your space between the two strut bolts are 54mm. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FK-Renault-Cl...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c1cb1883
£99 startin bid! bargain
exactly my point.
and for your information martinsarah, im not on the dole. i work very hard at my job, the lowering springs i had at the time weren't low enough for my liking, and i was saving for a decent set of coilovers, therefore i cut a coil off just so it would sit a little nicer. Im not un-insured or anything you've said in the above. im totally legit, and like to stay within the law. my car never bottomed out and handled absolutely fine. As said previously, when done properly, they are fine. I would advise to use proper lowering springs or coilovers as apposed to cutting the springs but if you really are strapped for cash, and you do the job properly, i cant see the problem, especially if its an old sh*tter of a car that you dont want to spend a ton on money on. Not saying that the OP's car is sh*t, just trying to put things into perspective.
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never actually said you was on the dole mate nice to hear that you work hard too
well thank you....
Disastra Coupe
Amazes me how many people on here cut springs... Saxo's are meant to be the king of chav, yet i don't know of a single member on SaxP who has cut springs!
As said, even if you wanted to cut your springs, lowering spring's are so cheap it's not really worth the hassle of cutting your originals. Just do it properly
As said, even if you wanted to cut your springs, lowering spring's are so cheap it's not really worth the hassle of cutting your originals. Just do it properly
