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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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cut springs

dose any1 have cut springs
how do they feel?
any cons in havein cut springs??
Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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1) i don't and never will

2) they are very bouncy

3) don't do it. you could kill yourself. a fiend almost did in his civic.
Old Nov 18, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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on aftermarket shock its okay to cut alittle but stock no.

and to much way no.
Old Nov 20, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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1, never on my S14
2. on any car, like ****
3. It makes you dumb
Old Nov 20, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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stupid idea, you can buy new lowering springs for pretty cheap...
Old Nov 20, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Buy some teins off ebay for $90 and save yourself hundards from not ****ing something up more.
Old Nov 20, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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1) Never have, never will
2) they feel like you had welded your suspension to the chasis
3) they are as performance efective as the coilovers from ebay

donot cut your springs, DONT BE RICE!!!
DONT BE RICE!!!!
DONT BE RICE!!!!
Old Nov 20, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Cutting your springs effectively increases your spring rate proportional to the amount of spring you cut off. That means that once you trim more than a little bit, the springs get painfully stiff. If you MUST cut your springs, do it with a cutoff wheel, not a torch. The heat can take the temper out of the steel, making the springs go the other direction and get so soft that you're constantly smacking the bump stops.
Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:44 AM
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well i already have sprotlines i jus wanted it lower
guess ill have to save for coilovers then
thanx for the input tho
Old Nov 21, 2005 | 05:11 AM
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Clip your springs like Keiichi Tsuchiya did back in the day!!!!! AWESOME!!!
Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:10 PM
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this thread is done can someone lock it.
Old Nov 21, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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