cutting springs

[slowstefan]

I say don't do it if you're trying to SLAM it.
But if you just cut a few coils off and "lower" it.. the quality gets a little bit stiffer but comfortable.
But slamming it... It's like riding on a solid metal bar for a strut.
I've done it twice.
But never again will I do it.

[B Rod]

I drove on cut springs for a year like this. Never had an issue. Just avoided stuff in the road, like everyone else driving low. Didn't ride great, but it wasnt unbearable.

[Youngthugga]

Cut springs aren't fun. If you're really concidering it my recommendation would be to save up for a little and get racelands or rokkors, people **** on them because they're cheap but my rokkors ride about a trillion times better than my fucking cut springs. Cut springs are laughably bouncy, there is a small bump in a section of road near my house that isn't even noticeable in any other vehicle that would make my car bounce for about a quarter mile down the road.

[TonyG]

Like what everyone else is saying, just save for coils. I guess it's alright to do it for a temporary situation.
I seriously considered doing this to my e30 cause I wanted a drop so bad, but I held back and just waited it out to get some coils. It was worth waiting in the end and when I put my coils in, I found out 2 of my shocks were already blown

[PoLonY]

Yeah but if a thread has to be made about this, I'd say he isn't very aware of anything





Maybe it was a childish way to go about it but I just found it funny that someone would pay to get their springs reset 50mm lower when you could cut a coil for the exact same outcome, safety/height/ride wise... Don't take it to heart

Its all good

[Oxer]

^^^^ hahahah this is too good, ox btw what suspension are you on?

Was on BC's, untill I went air, but soon to be back on the bc's...

[Anonymoose]

if he's not driving like a maniac, and being responsible he'll be fine, theres just as much risk rollin on stretched tires, or with a car stanced to were it rubs tire really badly, he just has to take into acount that he needs to avoid pot holes and drop offs or hitting big bumps, when we do stuff to our cars the not so proper way we just need to be more weary and careful/responsible about it.

Yeah but if a thread has to be made about this, I'd say he isn't very aware of anything

^^^ This guy.

Truth.

Maybe it was a childish way to go about it but I just found it funny that someone would pay to get their springs reset 50mm lower when you could cut a coil for the exact same outcome, safety/height/ride wise... Don't take it to heart

[Scopy]

if he's not driving like a maniac, and being responsible he'll be fine, theres just as much risk rollin on stretched tires, or with a car stanced to were it rubs tire really badly, he just has to take into acount that he needs to avoid pot holes and drop offs or hitting big bumps, when we do stuff to our cars the not so proper way we just need to be more weary and careful/responsible about it.

[McRib]

^its not as easy as just going out and doing it the right way for some of us due to financial set backs and so on. but we cant give up on our passion so we do what we can afford and use inginuity and friends in the community to help us out, and thats what this thread is for

what about your safety and the safety of others that you share the road with?

[B Rod]

Cut and dont look back.

[Scopy]

^its not as easy as just going out and doing it the right way for some of us due to financial set backs and so on. but we cant give up on our passion so we do what we can afford and use inginuity and friends in the community to help us out, and thats what this thread is for

[McRib]

you guys are cheap bastards, with racelands out for almost everything now this shouldnt be a debate. do it the right way or go lay down.

[nickskater09]

My E28 is running 2 coils cut in the front and all it did was stiffen it up with around 2-3 inches lower. I plan on cutting the backs soon because it worked alot better than I thought it would. It's time to save for coilovers though. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[FittedDownLow]

^^^^ hahahah this is too good, ox btw what suspension are you on?

[Oxer]