Cutting After market springs?

[joshsta]

So ive got some FK AK Lowering springs on my car at the moment, and my mechanic was running me through some options to get it lower, coilies are kind of out the question at £300-£500 for a set. what are your views on cutting them? yay or nay?

thanks

 

[Budgie]

Cutting springs is gypsy.

Fact.

Spend the money and do it properly or risk hitting a hedge backwards.

 

[Gally]

Cutting springs? And a mechanic recommended this?

Tip, get a new mechanic.

 

[Revels]

Do not cut springs. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

 

[Ged]

the best thing i ever heard from a consett lad is "cutting springs is fine, as long as you do it properly" lmao!

 

[Goodj]

remove the springs altogether and just run on bump rubbers.

It'll have pretty much the same handling characteristics and you wont get any lower

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

Cutting springs is fine. As long as you don't go over any bumps. Or round any corners.

 

[Gally]

I remember my younger years, a friend cut his springs on a 309, it was an awesome car! Think he replaced about 8 n/s wheels and tyres in that time.

 

[MartinR]

Don't be stupid buy the correct length spring. I have seen a friend of my brothers hit a wall due to the "cut" springs dislodging and causing him to lose control

 

[KevF182]

Surely just buy the lowest springs you can find....swap your springs....sell your springs to recoup some pennies.

Don't chop springs, there really is no "right" way to do it. Oh, and you willl probably end up needing new shocks soon enough so consider that too.

 

[Lal B3N]

Oh dear god.

 

[aucky]

Conclusive.

 

[jamesd1263]

Nooooo never do it

 

[Knuckles]

Lol!

£3/500 for coilovers!? Buy some £100 odd rokkor/race land coilovers. I had them on my old 1.4 and I imagine they were a hell of a lot better than bodged suspension

 

[Rob]

I'm pretty sure there's a place that makes springs that's named on here that isn't that expensive.

 

[105e]

Ive cut springs down before, not on the clio, obviously if too many coils are cut the springs will dislocate as will a professionally bought spring if its too short. The ends also need reforming to look like they did before which requires heat.im not reccomending it but ive seen worse things.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

So ive got some FK AK Lowering springs on my car at the moment

AK makes lowering springs ?!

Cut them, then make sure the mechanic is in the car with you when you go through the hedge backwards.

Do your bit for the gene pool.

Thanks.

 

[Daniel]

Cutting springs? And a mechanic recommended this?

Tip, get a new mechanic.

This is what i'd do.

 

[Cookson]

I ran chopped springs on many a car when I was young.

Xr2s, xr3is, RS Turbo. Never crashed once.

Haters gonna hate

 

[Budgie]

AK makes lowering springs ?!

Cut them, then make sure the mechanic is in the car with you when you go through the hedge backwards.

Do your bit for the gene pool.

Thanks.

Might send him a PM.

 

[The Dominator]

Remove the springs replace with bottle jacks that way you can adjust the ride height as and when you need to, Next best thing from cutting your springs

All about hydraulics.

 

[joshsta]

Thanks for every ones opinions. I would just like to state if some people didn't realise that i was asking for advice, not to be told that i need to be removed from the gene pool? some people these days...:headno:

Much appreciated fella's will be going for the proper coilies then( and he wont be fitting them! ) , any links if possible?

 

[barnesautos]

Cutting springs? And a mechanic recommended this?

Tip, get a new mechanic.

Good quote

 

[The Dominator]

what coilovers are you after?

 

[joshsta]

Not too sure, just want the ability to go really low.

 

[Dan519]

I ran chopped springs on many a car when I was young.

Xr2s, xr3is, RS Turbo. Never crashed once.

Haters gonna hate

funny that, me too. Even built a drift car on chopped springs once LOL

If anyone that's posted so far on here can give an ACTUAL reason for not cutting a spring (apart from it seating correctly which can be overcome) I'll be very very surprised.

It's probably not going to be the best for good handling however as the spring rates will raise with every coil that's removed.

Rears can't be done as they're pigtailed.

It's not a service I'd provide, but there definitely is a correct way to do it

 

[The Dominator]

Have a look on http://www.k-tecracing.com/sub-categories.asp?mode=simple&catid=2

 

[joshsta]

Gave K-tec a call they said not too much of a wide range, only V-max for £319. Had a look at some rokkor ones, they look promising.

 

[Cookson]

funny that, me too. Even built a drift car on chopped springs once LOL

If anyone that's posted so far on here can give an ACTUAL reason for not cutting a spring (apart from it seating correctly which can be overcome) I'll be very very surprised.

It's probably not going to be the best for good handling however as the spring rates will raise with every coil that's removed.

Rears can't be done as they're pigtailed.

It's not a service I'd provide, but there definitely is a correct way to do it

Youn 'uns these days eh Dan? They dont know theyre born, lol