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06-24-2009, 07:16 PM
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Questions about lowering the car
Anyone ever cut the springs to lower your car? I would like to get mine down about an inch up front, and maybe a 1-1/2 out back. Nothing too drastic, and it seems to me the ride is pretty firm as it is so I figured bottoming out shouldn't be an issue. Can you do it this way or is it not recomended.
Thanks, Jason
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06-26-2009, 06:44 PM
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Don't cut..
It's better to heat a short length of the coil until it sags. If you cut the spring you make it stiffer. When the spring is compressed, as by a bump in the road, the wire twists and then springs back. A shorter wire is harder to twist; therefore a stiffer spring.
Also, it's a lot easier to make them sag than to remove them, cut them, and contour the ends fo fit the mounts. Where I live, it's more about raising the suspension (3 miles of bad dirt road).
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06-27-2009, 04:18 AM
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I hadn't thought about heating it... I'll look into that. I'm all pavement here, so no worries. I certainly don't want the ride any stiffer, its fine how it is.
Jason
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06-27-2009, 10:38 AM
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Hoy have a lot of lowering options, from mild to wild:
1. Lowering springs from FCP Groton or Ipd 2. Coilovers from kaplenhke racing, you win adjustable ride height with them I recommend you use upgraded shocks as the twin HD or Koni
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06-27-2009, 12:15 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions!
Jason
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07-02-2009, 06:06 PM
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On my diesel I have bilstein HDs all round with 2.5 coils in the front and 2 in the rear. I really like they way my car handles really made a difference even with stock sways.
 Heating the coils will weaken the springs a be to soft Another thing I've been told you can cut too much on a 700 series. I think you can get away with 2 coils maybe a little more. 
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