Cutting Spring Pros n Cons?

[Khabra]

For real? You're actually asking why I'm gonna make fun of people who cut springs?

Nope, im asking how would they look like an idiot not like he will go around telling people. Didn't know i had to explain my post. Doesn't that make you an idiot?

[ScrappinBeretta]

cut springs are my only option.

i found out the hard way you gotta cut them right, my one rear coil is like 2cm shorter and you can see it

think about it hotrodders and loweriders cut their springs back in the 50's and 60's to get them low.

[4DGS]

How would you look like an idiot? Lots of people cut springs. A cheap alternative until you save money for a proper suspension system.

For real? You're actually asking why I'm gonna make fun of people who cut springs?

[666]

if your plan is bags then i would keep the stock springs uncut in case you ever feel the need to sell the car, or if like many of us who use the car year round. and snow is in your future.

[Khabra]

Cut springs;
Pros: You look like an idiot
Cons: Your car rides like shit and is unsafe

Waste of time, just wait for real suspension.

How would you look like an idiot? Lots of people cut springs. A cheap alternative until you save money for a proper suspension system.

[Hillbilly]

http://www.engineersedge.com/spring_comp_calc_k.htm

Try that if you wanna be 'legit' about seeing what you're doing with the rate by cutting a coil or two. Honestly, if you aren't doing anything drastic, cutting springs doesn't really have the detrimental effect some would have you believe. That's assuming the perches don't have any special considerations and you are comfortable using simple power tools.

Ultimately, the most common bad effects of cutting springs is blowing out stock shocks by either having too stiff a rate or putting them in an improper part of their stroke (bottoming them out).

edit: don't fuckin heat your springs, and don't do clamps, THOSE truly are shit options. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with cutting a spring.

+1.
I've been riding on cut springs for months (in the front). I have put my (Tokico) struts out of their "prime operating range", but it'll do till I can get my $cratch together for drop spindles.
heating springs leaves the heated part brittle and can cause the spring to break. That's a bad day in suspensionland.

[runningpanda]

Pros: You become super human. And it's an easy way for a poor college student to get low.
Cons: do it wrong and you're farked.
The biggest thing is taking the time to do it right, cut a little here, and then a little more. You can always cut more, but you can't glue shit back together.
My car rides really well on cut springs.

[LuckyBoyOne3]

PRO: Get low for super dope cheap, look like a boss, and if you do it right it doesnt ride that shittastic
CONS: Convicted, typically refering to people that are currently in some sort of incarceration.

It is the quickest way to do shit wrong, but when perfected is almost an art... I as well as alot of people here have rocked cut springs... I have had cut springs on probably 20 of the 25 cars I have owned at some point in my owning them, never had a problem.

[4DGS]

Cut springs;
Pros: You look like an idiot
Cons: Your car rides like shit and is unsafe

Waste of time, just wait for real suspension.

[scumbagE28]

Nothing wrong with cutting springs, at the end of the day its your car, so if it makes you happy and ties you over til your bags arrive do it

[Lt. Dangle]

I've always ***** cut springs. They seem to bounce, be uneven, and handle goofy.

I'd rather rock some ebay sleeves, but that's just my preference.

Although I will say that far too many times I have heard 'Oh, this is just to get me buy until I buy ________, and it should only go for a few months" Then people just become content with shit mods, and never do this. But I'm sure you'll probably end up with a decent setup. Just leave it alone til then./

[benz88]

Id rather cut a stock spring then roll $50 ebay sleves... but thats just me haha...

i wouldnt. lol.

[Michael Star]

I've cut stock springs when I was young, but I wouldn't do it again. You might learn that the springs will act differently left to right or front to back. Most times even if you measure they won't come out all the same and can make for some weird handling issues if you like taking twistes fast. Still better than a guy I knew that heated the springs on his car with a torch to lower it.

[runningpanda]

Id rather cut a stock spring then roll $50 ebay sleves... but thats just me haha...

This.

[andybob]

I cut the Eibach springs on my car. It got to the point where I wanted low but wasn't able to spend 1K on coilovers at the moment. They are progressive springs but I didn't give a fuck. Its been about 12000 miles and I haven't had any problems.

Oh yeah, don't forget to cut your bumpstops in half too, that makes a difference.