Kilgore Trout said:If you cannot afford to do it right wait until you can. If you half a$$ because of impatience and lack of funds you will just have to do it again later and it will probably cost more in the long run.
onebad2000gt said:not true. I did it on my old GT 2 years ago. cut 2 coils on all 4 springs. car did fine. I would recommend getting some new polyurethane bushings and C/C plates and expect to change shocks within the next 6 months. If you want the play by play let me know.I did it at the time cause I was broke, and it did fine for what I wanted. its a bit low and a bumpy ride, also it sucks if you ever have to get the car up on a lift, lol but heres a look.
onebad2000gt said:thats BS. my car handled incredibly after I did it. I could stick turns at 60-70 mph that before I would have been scared to take at 45-50. and it didnt raise up off the ground at 130 mph it sat even lower and just went. as for the heating issue, im not a metalurgist so I wouldnt know. what I do know is it was awesome, I loved it, and they worked just fine. oh and as for unsafe. no. in two years i avoided several accidents, IMO BECAUSE I had a tighter handling car.
JRPony said:You may have perceived the car to handle better after. More power to you. But, this is not BS. Have you ever heard of heat treating? Heating up metal to alter its molecular structure. The purpose is to strengthen the metal. But the catch is that it must be done in a very controlled fashion. When you are cutting coils off that spring, you are creating a lot of heat. You are, in a way, heat treating the metal, but in a negative way. The temper of the metal and spring rate are altered.
ok I rented the spring compressor like an idiot and its going to be alot easier with out if you ask me ...wich bolts are you saying I need to remove..once I get these out I should be ready to drop the arm and remove the spring all I need is maybe a picture of the bolts..no sense and removing a bunch of crap I dont have to if I can figure out exactly what I needRyan's 02 GT said:I cut mine about a year ago. I took one full coil and have no C/C plates and no uneven wear on the tires. The key to getting out the springs without the compressor tool is the remove the lower shock bolts and let the rear hang, and remove the top bolt on the struts so the a-arms hang. I bought some springs off Ebay and the bounce?ricey feel was bad. I'm glad I cut mine.
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