Cutting the springs????

[14.5 drift]

I am bored and kind of want to cut an inch off the back springs, but I wasn't sure how. Is it just a matter of removal, measure, cut, reinstall? Any suggestions?

 

[1fast97gsx]

I am bored and kind of want to cut an inch off the back springs, but I wasn't sure how. Is it just a matter of removal, measure, cut, reinstall? Any suggestions?

Just buy some real springs ... cut springs have to be melted where it's cut otherwise they will flake and over time will fall apart.

 

[14.5 drift]

Dude!!! I would love to "just buy" alot of things.........

 

[1fast97gsx]

put it this way ... for the ride quality and time it's not worth cutting them. Save up $75 and buy a set of cheap coilovers and I think you'll be happier with that.

 

[Turbo Shogun]

If you just want to lower your car an inch and save some bucks, cut a coil off the stock springs.

I did this about three years ago and replaced my stockers with GR-2 replacements. Rides horrible. And I do regret it, but it does the job. I didn't do too bad my first autocross season on them, but I wish I'd just spent the extra $$$ on pro-kits or H&R's. A simple rotary grinder and cutter wheel'll do 'er. It looks better, but from a performance standpoint, I don't recommend it ...

 

[TurboGrow420]

Don't do it.......please.....don't do it. I found out a long long time ago, that you do things right the first time thru, otherwise you're just causing more work for yourself in the future. Like Dr. Thompson said, "Anything worth doing, is worth doing right."

If you're bored, read a magazine, wash your car or mow the lawn or something! :laugh:
Don't go and hack up your ride.

 

[lx2539]

wrd

 

[heavyD]

If cutting springs worked, why do people pay hundreds of dollars for lowering springs when they could cut their stock springs and lower their car for free? Use your head! If you are bored, get a job so you can buy lowering springs.

 

[14.5 drift]

at TurboGrow420

Alright then, how about this, is there any way to compress my springs so that they are preloaded (ride firmer) and sequentially lowering the car about 1 inch in front and 2 inches in back? Ive seen this feature on some coil over's but is there a way to adapt this feature on to the oem spring/strut assembly? Maybe some type of retro fitment.

 

[cait sith]

at TurboGrow420

Alright then, how about this, is there any way to compress my springs so that they are preloaded (ride firmer) and sequentially lowering the car about 1 inch in front and 2 inches in back? Ive seen this feature on some coil over's but is there a way to adapt this feature on to the oem spring/strut assembly? Maybe some type of retro fitment.

No, there isn't.

 

[14.5 drift]

I realize their might not be one from off the shelf, but maybe the wiseman will help me design some thing. My neighbor does sheet metal so he can fabricate just about any thing I'd need......

 

[PaulPDX]

Gas cost too much. Can you just put alcohol in the gas tank? it burns too like gasoline?

Can I just buy generic brand 1 this? or should I just buy generic brand 2 this?

Can you just cut your arms off?

If only I could get a dollar for every question that gets rehashed over and over.... then I could definitly "just buy" a ton of things and have a lot of money left to buy 14.5drift a lot of things too.

 

[14.5 drift]

Well paul, thanks for ASSesing the situation. Any thing further youd like to add.........?


If any body ELSE would like to brain storm this idea with me, or is better versed than paul, in explaining to me why this hair brained idea of mine is a complete waste of time, I'd really appreciate it.

 

[PaulPDX]

Yup. www.doodie.com

 

[SpYYder]

"JUST BUY" cheap ebay coilovers. $40 on ebay or so... come on man. I know money's tight im in the same situation. It would work a hell of alot better, require little to no brainstorming, fabricating, cutting metal, etc etc... your neighbor doesn't have to do a damn thing for you either. Since youre bored, Ideas for $40:

Clean out the change in your couch.
Look in your car for change (make sure you get the cracks in the seats and underneath them on the carpet. )
Return bottles to wal-mart.
Skip fast food once or more.
Mow somebody's lawn.
Work extra hours at your job (i hope you have one).
Sell some parts on DSM trader.
Sell your soul on ebay.
Sell crack in your local ghetto.
Rob someone.
Steal someone's cigarettes when they aren't looking and then sell them to a homeless person.

I can't think of too much else. Just think, theres money all around you. Somebody paid for everything surrounding you... so SELL IT!!! 40 bucks isnt that difficult.

 

[14.5 drift]

dude, those are all great ideas, and the sentiment is not lost on me........however, the 5 people before paul that told me it was a bad idea was plenty, and I am not trying to cut teh springs any longer.


Was drivin down the road, and thinkin to my self about how a proggressive spring rate worked. The more the spring is compressed, the firmer it gets, so in relation to ride height, and spring rate, if there was some way to just compress the existing springs then you would always be at an optimul spring rate. If you lowered it 3 inches, the spring rates would stiffen linearly to the effect that you wouldn't have to ever worry about bottoming out, and you would be able to adjust it from daily driving to almost near track driving if you wanted to.


I dont have the slightest idea in how to harness the spring, still allowing it to move up and dow freely, but confined to the limits set by some sort of adjustment preset. Does any one have a picture, preferably up close, of a coilover with this feature, and a pic of the existing design currently installed on my second gen eclipse?


Again, maybe this has been discussed before, but not by me, so I still have questions. I am pretty serious about fabricating some sort of design to preload the spring so gurus if you have any ideas throw them out there. Much appreciated

 

[leakyfaucet]

I seem to remember a thread not too long ago where someone was talking about the same thing you are. Compressing the springs while on the car permanently by some sort of elastic bands, to lower the car and increase the spring rates...

A wiseman actually sat there and discussed it like it wasn't a joke. :laugh:

I'm all for theories on springs, but it would be much cheaper and effective just to cut your springs than to fabricate some "anti spring" device. But even cutting can be a bad idea.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

last time i discussed "cutting springs" and commented on how ridiculous it was.. i was flamed for saying so by a knowledgeable member.. wassup with that

according to the last argument.. cutting your springs is OK, if done right. but how it can ever be done properly [ maintaining proper and equal spring rates, etc etc ] is far beyond me

 

[PaulPDX]

last time i discussed "cutting springs" and commented on how ridiculous it was.. i was flamed for saying so

Rightly so. Cutting springs without the ability to determin where to cut and how to cut it properly is just plain nuts... especially on progressive coils.

If it was perfectly OK to cut springs, then Eibach, H&R, and Hypercoil would be out of business.

 

[heavyD]

last time i discussed "cutting springs" and commented on how ridiculous it was.. i was flamed for saying so by a knowledgeable member.. wassup with that

He wasn't as knoweledgeable as he though as he would lose all credibility after endorsing such a thing. I'ts considered unsafe to cut springs. Period...