Can you heat a piece of your suspension to lower your car?

[984G634LIFE]

Is there a part of your suspension that you can heat up somehow and put weight on your car to lower it? I heard of it somewhere but I'm not sure how or what they were talking about....

 

[TaLoNBLiNGBLiNG]

Yes, you can heat up your springs to compress them more, but not a smart idea.

 

[Johnny5]

Originally posted by TaLoNBLiNGBLiNG
Yes, you can heat up your springs to compress them more, but not a smart idea.

I agree. Results usually are a rough ride and/or uneven suspension. Don't skimp, do it right with actual lowering springs or coilovers.

 

[turboholic]

Originally posted by 984G634LIFE
Is there a part of your suspension that you can heat up somehow and put weight on your car to lower it? I heard of it somewhere but I'm not sure how or what they were talking about....

-Suspension components had been heat treaded, if you reheat the part to a point that's soft enough to be reshaped then that part is useless, and unsafe, some people cut their springs to lower the car, thet would make the spring too soft, you can do some hunting at the junk yards for springs off other cars, Volvo has strong spring, it also has a huge FMIC too.

 

[Kinesis Design]

Cutting the spring actually increases its effective damping rate. You'll get a rough bouncy ride with a cut spring, and some quickly worn out shocks. Aftermarket spring sets are very inexpensive. This is not a part of your car's performance that you want to cut corners on, no pun intended.

Jesse

 

[AW4G63]

I got my OBX coil overs for $50 brand new. Dont risk it, just buy springs.

 

[AP-Signworks]

You can take a torch to your factory springs. Heat them up, and when you drop the car back down, your car is lowered. But it messes up the spring, your car won't sit even because all 4 springs are now different, and your spring rate is all kinds of screwy, not to mention that the springs are now weakened.

Originally posted by 984G634LIFE
Is there a part of your suspension that you can heat up somehow and put weight on your car to lower it? I heard of it somewhere but I'm not sure how or what they were talking about....

 

[cucumber]

This is a terrible idea. Do you wanna cut your springs, too?