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09-16-2004, 11:45 AM
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Cutting Your Springs
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Join Date: Jul 2004
City: NO END
State: Texas
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I am interested in lowering my car and I'm trying to avoid the 250 bucks that comes with it. A friend of mine told me I can take it to a shop to have my stock springs shortened in height by cutting them. I was wondering if this was at all possible, would I sacrifice performance or will it improve, how much should something like this cost, and would you guys recommend it or not?
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CAI w/ K&N Filter, Tokico Complete Suspension kit, Single Flowmaster w/ turndown, GT rear sway bar.
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09-16-2004, 11:50 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
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i wouldnt recommend it to be honest, cutting the spring will lower your ride height, but you will have a crappier ride quality, the car will feel more "bouncy"
if i remember correctly, the ford racing C-spring kit will lower the car decently, give a good ride, and costs about 140 bucks |
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09-16-2004, 11:53 AM
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Ford Racing, hmmm. What's a C-spring? How much will it lower it? Got a link to where I can find them online? I wanna here more opinions of people who've cut theirs or had someone they know cut their springs? Have any of you heard of that?
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09-16-2004, 11:57 AM
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postarama
Join Date: Aug 2003
City: Southaven
State: Mississippi
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I remember hearing alot of ppl talking about cutting springs a year or two back. Don't know much about it. Maybe someone will get a break from Ivan and post sometime...
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09-16-2004, 12:01 PM
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What do you mean by: maybe someone will get a break from ivan and post sometime?
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09-16-2004, 12:11 PM
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i van the huricane. ask ponycarman he cut his springs and he said it was still a cool ride |
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09-16-2004, 12:12 PM
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postarama
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I'll put it this way..I'm sitting here hoping I don't see a tree fall on my car...
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"I'm not driving too fast...just flying too low"
Mine:
-87 ranger- broke
-03 SB Cobra vert- 2552 of 5082 Born 02/25/03
Our's:
90 7up vert - new project
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09-16-2004, 12:18 PM
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Why does everyone here put it in so many ways. Let the cat outta the bag and just spit it out. It's really hard to understand what you really mean when you're typing. Me being Mexican doesn't help...I don't understand the inside joke thing that you guys go on with. If you're gonna say something say it right!
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09-16-2004, 12:23 PM
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what inside joke there is a hurricane named ivan going on dont you watch the news. there is no inside joke your just one of the rare dumb mexicans. any ways pm ponycarman he has cut his springs ask him if he likes the ride. or you can just get some eighbachs like i did and have a very good spring and a 1.5 inch drop |
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09-16-2004, 12:24 PM
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09-16-2004, 12:27 PM
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Rare dumb Mexicans...calling us that on Mexican Independence Day. If I knew where you lived I'd go over and kick your ass. 
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09-16-2004, 12:29 PM
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im mexican too stupid i was playing. oh yeah its the independance today VIVA MEXICO CABRONES |
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09-16-2004, 12:36 PM
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Orale...vale mas guey. So  greatly appreciated
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09-16-2004, 12:37 PM
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how much drop do you waant |
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09-16-2004, 01:04 PM
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I wanna know if my shocks and struts would **** up if I cut my springs to be .75 - 1" lower.
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09-16-2004, 01:06 PM
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09-16-2004, 01:18 PM
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you wont even need cc plates with such little drop |
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09-16-2004, 01:19 PM
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thats why i say just get c springs |
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09-16-2004, 01:49 PM
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what is this bat you speak of?
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Ok. I cut my springs, I have a post about somewhere in this section.
Here's the link:
Dirt cheap lowering
How did it turn out is probably the relevant question. Well, I cut one coil from the front and 1 and a half coils from the rear. Next time I'd probably keep the front the same but cut only 3/4 of a coil from the rear. I occasionally bottom out in the rear now.
It dropped the car about 2" and made it level. I aligned it no problem and I did not need caster/camber plates.
It handles much better than before and I have no problems whatsoever with it. I have put probably 5000 miles on it since the drop.
Steve
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1965 Barracuda
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09-16-2004, 02:43 PM
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sʞɔns ʇuǝɹq
Join Date: May 2003
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the ride is alot stiffer feeling in my 90 with the cut springs than in my 93 without the cut springs.
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09-16-2004, 02:56 PM
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what is this bat you speak of?
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Ok, I decided to find out what was bottoming.
It was the pinion snubber. Right above the nose of the rear axle is a rubber bump stop, close to the rear U joint. What it is designed to do is keep the nose of the axle from rotating too far upward when launching. This snubber is bolted to the body of the car, which is slightly different than my MoPars, which bolt the snubber to the axle housing. Either way they work the same.
After my drop I had maybe a quarter of an inch of clearance between the snubber and the axle snout. This was after dropping the rear close to 2". So I set up a jig in my table saw and cut 1/2" off the nose of the snubber.
I now have about 1 inch of clearance bewteen the snubber and the axle snout.
That ought to take care of any bottoming issues I had except in the most extreme cases.
Steve
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09-16-2004, 03:27 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
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cutting the stock springs is a very bad idea... buy fms c springs leave the top front isolator out and cut a full rear coil on the backs you will get a decent drop and it will only cost you 100 bucks if you go any lower than 1.3 (about what you will get at most with teh c springs) you will have to get cc plates to keep the alignment set right.
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MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
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09-16-2004, 03:27 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
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cutting the stock springs is a very bad idea... buy fms c springs leave the top front isolator out and cut a full rear coil on the backs you will get a decent drop and it will only cost you 100 bucks if you go any lower than 1.3 (about what you will get at most with teh c springs) you will have to get cc plates to keep the alignment set right.
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2003 REDFIRE COBRA #3938 of 5082 @ 05/27/2003 1 of 414
MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
ME.com Member #29 - 400rwhp/380rwtq
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