Cutting Front springs

[Rhys Lad]

whats everyones views/ideas on cutting the front springs to lower it, just for a short time till i buy a lowering kit. i'll be adjusting the rear torsion bar to lower the back and a friend said cut the front springs. just curious...

 

[mini-valver]

Dont.

 

[Schweppy]

do not.

 

[Peperami]

Fail.

I asked Gaz, Gaz says fail too.

 

[Bodge!]

Epic Fail

 

[Schweppy]

Computer saysssssssssssssssss?

 

[How15]

lol, the bloke who owns the garage i use has fond memories of cutting springs when they all used to mod mini's capri's etc, and of the falling out and breaking, it's all bad, you can get springs 2nd hand for like sub £50, and why have to go through the massive hassle of taking it all apart to fit once you do buy some?
get some eibach's, keep em peeled for some 2nd hand, about £80 usually, handles like a dream. do it right, and you won't regret it

 

[alex-avfc]

cut dem springz yo

 

[172Ben]

You can do it, seen it done before. However its not worth doing for the sake of £50

 

[Paul RN]

I asked Gaz too, he said it wasn't a good idea so I wouldn't either

 

[BRUN]

pikey

 

[J@mi3]

just wait. the spring is designed to take a certian amount of pressure throughout the whole thing. by shortening it you increase the pressure over a smaller area. Just wait until you can do it properly, just think, if you cause a crash because you've cut the springs and they've popped off....

 

[Rhys Lad]

cheers guys, looks like ill be waiting then, any idea how much someone will charge to do it, or how to do it myself?

 

[Cupster]

Ask your insurance company how they would feel about that?

 

[markblack172]

i'd say around £50 for a garrage to do two springs but there easy peasy would take a first timer only around an hour and half, do them yourself plenty of guides on here to help you through it

 

[couzens]

ghetto

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Definitely a good idea if you want to wreck your car ! :nono:

just wait. the spring is designed to take a certian amount of pressure throughout the whole thing. by shortening it you increase the pressure over a smaller area. Just wait until you can do it properly, just think, if you cause a crash because you've cut the springs and they've popped off....

^ Correct. Instead of the top of the spring contacting the chassis with a full circle (IYSWIM), all the weight and pressure is on one little dot of the cross-section of the spring.

 

[Vish]

lol, the bloke who owns the garage i use has fond memories of cutting springs when they all used to mod mini's capri's etc, and of the falling out and breaking, it's all bad, you can get springs 2nd hand for like sub £50, and why have to go through the massive hassle of taking it all apart to fit once you do buy some?
get some eibach's, keep em peeled for some 2nd hand, about £80 usually, handles like a dream. do it right, and you won't regret it

Even cheaper if he only needs front springs. Around £50-60 new

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pa...html?car=renaultclio;category=loweringsprings

so 2nd hand must be quite cheap.

 

[Sean.]

cutting springs is also illegal

 

[Turkish]

How many fuckwits in one week do we have to have on here asking this question. Please do, it will do the genepool a favour.

 

[cat171]

IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, BUY SOME PROPER LOWERING SPRINGS.

DON'T CUT YOUR STANDARD ONES DOWN.

THE END.