cutting down standard springs

[jesus]

has anyone ever done this? i think someone said you can do it so you get to be a little lower but keep the same handling/comfort level.

 

[*Laura*]

I suppose it could be done but I'd never do it or risk it as it just seems a Very Pikey way of Lowering

 

[jesus]

haha yeah i think it's a tad outrageous too but it's better than apex that's for sure

 

[mossyv6]

= very dangerous!!!

 

[Coby.]

How much you thinking of taking off??

My Friend put some of those Spring Compressor things on his Civic's Springs and that lowered it alot but destroyed the ride.

 

[jesus]

= very dangerous!!!

thought that too haha

maybe it's not such a good idea then, just wondering as someone mentioned it on here in a thread i read earlier

 

[jesus]

How much you thinking of taking off??

My Friend put some of those Spring Compressor things on his Civic's Springs and that lowered it alot but destroyed the ride.

around 40mm tbh

probably end up getting sportlines when i get a few more pennies

 

[Coby.]

Cutting that much off would cause major problems I'd have thought

 

[A18XHO]

you can cut the front but not the rear

 

[davers]

This is in Northern Ireland at the moment, were everyone just takes the grinder to their springs. A mobile psv unit of mot unit is being used, the police jack your car up, you have cut springs? and your car is away to the crusher
Dont do it, renault spent millions of pounds designing the clio, and probobly a lot of money designing the suspension, i dont think cutting them came into the manufacturing quality, oh and standard springs are soft, lowered ones are soft

 

[Android]

dont be crazy

 

[DazzaClio]

I wouldnt bother tbh Mate, Its a bit dangrous.
Best just to spend a little bit of money and do it probley.

Good Luck Mate.

 

[Andyman]

Bit of a old skool way of lowering a car this. No need in this day and age and as stated, tad dangerous

 

[Jordi17]

haha yeah i think it's a tad outrageous too but it's better than apex that's for sure

yeah rite

 

[A18XHO]

you do realise when you cut the spring down the rates are higher giving it a hard ride still. It wont be nothing like standard suspension, the same as lowering springs

 

[cat171]

Silly idea tbh, buy proper lowering springs etc.

 

[Fletcher]

Stupid idea, my sisters BF did this to his GT 5 turbo.

 

[SBV116]

Dangerous tbh, years ago a mate chopped the springs on an orion, and they fell out of the struts when he went over a little bridge!

 

[iimushroomzii]

Do it!!!

 

[adam_socks]

Do it!!!

fpmsl....don't though, as said before ride will be nothing like standard

 

[iimushroomzii]

It'll be fine! Do it! Shop the struts while your at it to make them shorter!

 

[jesus]

haha i know it's a stupid idea and more than likely dangerous, not sure why i posted this thread now tbh

 

[Stava]

How much you thinking of taking off??

My Friend put some of those Spring Compressor things on his Civic's Springs and that lowered it alot but destroyed the ride.

also dangerous!!! just buy some eibachs, sorted!!

 

[Dangerous_dave]

i thought they only did this in banger racing....

 

[Liam@trackdayuk.com]

Try it and go over a speed bump to fast,then youll wish you hadnt

 

[rexe]

lmfbo...

I did a euro nova and as the wheels were et25 and i was working the shell around the wheels i cut my springs pretty much in half to see if it caught anywhere and judging how low i could go before i splashed out on coilovers.... I ran it for a little while like this and i seriously never encountered a problem whatso ever... This was a 1.0 nova mind pmsl. Only thing is when you jack the car up pmsl, spings fall out all over the place. I certainly would not reccommend this at all. I actually bought coilovers and lowered it even more and the handeling was even worse so sold up and got a williams pmsl Show cars FTL

 

[ben_init]

dude thats crazyyyyy , cut springs are ok ish . but u loose ride height , just splash the 130£ on eibach sports , that way u think 130£ in the short run saves u a ***k load more if u ruin your ride =] but yea , do it haha

 

[m0ssy]

dude thats crazyyyyy , cut springs are ok ish . but u loose ride height , just splash the 130£ on eibach sports , that way u think 130£ in the short run saves u a ***k load more if u ruin your ride =] but yea , do it haha

Come again...

 

[Chris_786]

Come again...

i thought that...

 

[Dangerous_dave]

i ust bought some eibachs for 95 of the bay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200291209153


theres some apex ones on there going cheap like 30quid atm

 

[JCC]

Trust me on this one, if you cut springs down you'll have a harsher ride than any apex springs. Plus the fact the front end of your car will "bounce" around every corner in sight.

 

[Android]

apex isnt as bad as people say having owned them.

 

[edde]

Cut springs can mean no mot and if your involved in a crash can mean no nsurance as its not road worthy

 

[g10chy]

You can't even cut the rear springs as they are pig tailed!!!!

Just spend some money on lowering springs you cheap skate!

 

[jesus]

i have some eibach sportlines in front of me i'll have you know!

 

[mgoode180566]

dont cut them down ! remove them and replace the damper with a solid bar of the correct length. who needs springs !

 

[jesus]

I'M NOT CUTTING THEM DOWN!

 

[fUbAr]

Don't do it!

you must be some kind of lunatic to even consider it

 

[jesus]

haha get out

 

[Turkish]

Only complete and utter retards cut springs.