Lowering your car by cutting the stock springs

richcymru1 · Nov 28, 2005

i got a 2003 mustang gt, and a year ago i put lowering springs on my car but it only lowered the car about an inch but i want it alot lower. does anybody know how much to cut off on the stock springs to lower the car 2-2.5 inches. thanks for your help.

DTMach1 · Nov 28, 2005

well it all depends on the springs on how much you want to cut...i'd start with half a coil on each spring and work your way to more if necessary...

the front springs, you want to cut the bottom coil of the spring not the top...

the rear springs you want to cut the top of the spring not the bottom. This is because you want to keep the pigtail in the rear springs, that's what helps it stay in place on your lower control arms.

I used a dremel with a metal cutting wheel, works like a champ!

03ghoststang · Nov 28, 2005

i wouldnt recommend cutting your springs but you can take the spring isolators out that should give you a 1/2 more of a drop

DTMach1 · Nov 28, 2005

03ghoststang said:
i wouldnt recommend cutting your springs but you can take the spring isolators out that should give you a 1/2 more of a drop

I've been driving around with my drag springs cut 2.5 coils for a while now no problem...

On lowering springs though, you don't really want to remove more than a full coil, that's when you'll start changing the spring rates.

on the rear springs, the part that you cut is just the upper spring mount, so that should have no adverse affects.

on the fronts, half a coil from the bottom, shouldn't change the rate one bit.

richcymru1 · Nov 28, 2005

well, these are to the stock springs so if they ride really bad or are to low, i can just put the current ones back in there, so i don't really do any damage, and me and my buddy are doing the work, so it won't cost anyhting if i decide to put the current springs back in.

03ghoststang · Nov 28, 2005

richcymru1 said:
well, these are to the stock springs so if they ride really bad or are to low, i can just put the current ones back in there, so i don't really do any damage, and me and my buddy are doing the work, so it won't cost anyhting if i decide to put the current springs back in.

then go ahead and do it and the way they mentioned above is the way you will have to cut the springs

streetstang03 · Nov 28, 2005

i wouldnt do it....thats just me though I would just ask santa for some H&R SuperSports.

sgarlic · Nov 28, 2005

I second the above post. I've ridden in several cars with cut springs, some of which were supposedly a very subtle amount cut off. Each one of them was disturbingly bouncy, sort of like riding a bicycle over traintracks. I couldn't stand it, I'm far too picky about comfort, but it may be acceptable for you.

BooWFO · Nov 28, 2005

What about some of those maxspeed or matrix springs on ebay like 100bucks or so to your door. Both are suppose to be a 2" drop. Now keep in mind going that low CC plates are REALLY needed. along with a bunch of other things.

tomustang · Nov 28, 2005

BooWFO said:
What about some of those maxspeed or matrix springs on ebay like 100bucks or so to your door. Both are suppose to be a 2" drop. Now keep in mind going that low CC plates are REALLY needed. along with a bunch of other things.

There's a reason why you dont see many people with those springs, and one of them is they don't want to admit it

to the thread starter: save up and buy good springs with the right ride height you want.

DTMach1 · Nov 28, 2005

oh on stock springs huh?

I'd do 3/4 of a coil

for all the naysayers...even with my 90/10s and cut front drag springs, my ride is in no way bouncy

BooWFO · Nov 28, 2005

tomustang said:
There's a reason why you dont see many people with those springs, and one of them is they don't want to admit it

to the thread starter: save up and buy good springs with the right ride height you want.

Yeah I know but seems like he is trying to get by on a tight budget. Cut springs will cause problems in the long run. Trust me been around lowriders WAY too much.
BTW Tom Have you thought of posting a good thread on suspension setups and what all is needed for the different heights and etc.?

timeless2 · Nov 28, 2005

Don't cut. Save your time and headaches by getting some new springs.

tomustang · Nov 28, 2005

DTMach1 said:
for all the naysayers...even with my 90/10s and cut front drag springs, my ride is in no way bouncy

naysayers? there IS a difference between your drag suspension and a street suspension.

timeless2 · Nov 28, 2005

BooWFO said:
BTW Tom Have you thought of posting a good thread on suspension setups and what all is needed for the different heights and etc.?

:Word:

tomustang · Nov 28, 2005

BooWFO said:
BTW Tom Have you thought of posting a good thread on suspension setups and what all is needed for the different heights and etc.?

No because everyone has biased opinions and there's so many setups out there. For different heights it depends how low you want to go with the springs, too low you'll need specific lowering shocks/struts and a bumpsteer kit to level with the LCA's

And besides there's always this site http://www.miracerros.com/mustang/ I only skimmed some of it but it gets great recommendations

OC Stang · Nov 28, 2005

Just sell the ones you bought and don't like on EBay and pick up lower ones like H&Rs or Eibach Sportlines and be done with it. No guess work and should work better.

Just make sure you buy some C&C Plates. You will definitely need them if you don't have them already. Otherwise gonna burn your tires up. Trust me.

DBMSTNG · Nov 28, 2005

do it right and do it once. just buy new springs and supporting mods that are made to drop your car to what you want properly.

streetstang03 · Nov 28, 2005

tomustang said:
No because everyone has biased opinions and there's so many setups out there. For different heights it depends how low you want to go with the springs, too low you'll need specific lowering shocks/struts and a bumpsteer kit to level with the LCA's

And besides there's always this site http://www.miracerros.com/mustang/ I only skimmed some of it but it gets great recommendations

thats going in the 'Ette Tech Article archive

Henceforward · Nov 28, 2005

sgarlic said:
I second the above post. I've ridden in several cars with cut springs, some of which were supposedly a very subtle amount cut off. Each one of them was disturbingly bouncy, sort of like riding a bicycle over traintracks. I couldn't stand it, I'm far too picky about comfort, but it may be acceptable for you.

Exactly, as seen by the bouncy riding-on-the-bumpstops stance that most Honduh ricer cars have...

Cutting springs, or "heating" them until they are lower is ghetto, and very tacky when the car bounces all over the road like a rubber ball...

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