hey guys this is just temporary but which side to you cut ONE coil from? Is it the top or the bottom of the springs?
poorcollegekid said:i would say this had better be temporary...id sit on it until you can afford springs...it might be a ****ty ride and you could never take it back to stock if you hated the ride. just my .02
billfisher said:dude i have done this a million times.
cut the pigtail end(bottom0
it fits into a slot in the control arm. the top of the spring is flat and it fits into the frame. cutting coils using the uncompressed spring measurement is not correct.
the number of coils cut adds exactly the percent incears to the rate that the length remove has. if you cut (not variable rate part) one ciol from a spring with 6 coils and 300 in/lb the rate incearses exactly the same percentage. this means the spring compresses less. 1" lower profile uncompress will equal about 3/4" or slightly less when installed. 1 1/2 coils will typically get you 1" lower. 2 1/2 begins to be equal amount, as the spring rate inceases to say
300in/lb with 6 coils = 300/6 = 50 in/lb per coil
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remove 2 coils and you have 400 in/lb spring. try to compress that.
on my first stang i had 2 1/2 removed front and back.
tires sat just at fender level. i could jump up and down on the bumper and it would move 1 mm.
I have had fox body springs with a measured rate of around 425lb, cut 1 coil out of it and that rate goes up to near 500lb. The coil height for that spring was reduced by 1 3/4" and installed in the car it was close to 1 5/8" less of ride height. Installing this stiffer rate spring also increased the cars understeer (push).
I have cut a pair of front coils on the new generation Mustangs by 1 1/4 coils (2 1/16" of vertical height) lowering the car 1 7/8"
98blackstallion said:well i cut off 1 full coil and it came ou perfect it dropped it alittle over an inch. it looks pretty badass but im gonna get some intrax springs soon.
Blue70 said:I'm not sure about your 1-1/2 coils will get you 1" lower On most springs I've cut 1 coil is almost 2"
todd4566 said:I cut 1 1/4" off the stockers and dropped just over an inch.
todd4566 said:Eh? If your cutting the front springs, cut from the bottom. If your cutting the rears, cut from the top. I know a lot of people here say not to cut springs, but as long as you cut without the use of heat it's not devastating to your ride quality.
Blue70 said:The backs are very easy to remove, so you are better off sneaking up on it by cuttintg 1/2 coil at a time. You can always cut more, but you can't weld it back on