Cutting my springs.......

[E30-ICEMAN-E30]

Ok so I need some help.... I really want to lower my car. So what I was thinking was that I could cut a small portion out of the springs to make it lower. Has anyone done this??? Does it affect the ride quality or alignment of the car??? Or is there a better way to do it???

[Raxe]

There is a much better way.

http://www.hrsprings.com/

[deutschman]

you are going to need new struts if you lower your car and you have the stock struts. the stock struts wont put up with the cut springs. they will blow out.

[deutschman]

There is a much better way.

http://www.hrsprings.com/

+1
do it right. do it once.

[Danny]

If you do it your life will be filled with ridicule and sadness from that point forward.

[E30-ICEMAN-E30]

hey thanks for the feed back. i was going to do it the cheap way but, i guess do it right do it once-(a smart man once said that).

[CorvallisBMW]

you are going to need new shocks if you lower your car and you have the stock shocks. the stock shocks wont put up with the cut springs. they will blow out.

Fixed. The struts don't have to be changed at all unless you're doing coilovers. It's the shocks that have to be paired with stiffer/lower springs.

[Farbin Kaiber]

No, don't cut your springs, this is not a Honda.


And, CorvallisBMW, your sig offends me and my religious beliefs by poking humor at REAL scriptural references.


OK, maybe not. I just don't understand it.

[CorvallisBMW]

OK, maybe not. I just don't understand it.

Rocker arms. That's all I'm gonna say.

[E30-ICEMAN-E30]

hahahahaha!!!!so i did it and i did it the cheap way!!!! basically i cut about a coil and a half out. then i made a cup that had a spiral in it so that the spring would still sit the same as before. And believe it or not but it actually worked and i love the way it rides!!! it is a little bit stiffer than before but that is what i wanted, it helps in taking corners. so i say hahaha to all the haters and doubters!!!! i will post pictures soon!!!

[Wishno87]

Rocker arms. That's all I'm gonna say.

Your sig makes me lul.

And no on cutting the springs.

[asubimmer]

"cutting a spring is like running in the Special Olympics, even if you win you are still retarded.....;)"

fixed your sig for you

[Danny]

If you do it your life will be filled with ridicule and sadness from that point forward.

I stand by my statement.

[kronus]

in before people claim that cutting springs doesn't change their rate.

[Stephen]

in before people claim that cutting springs doesn't change their rate.

Haha.

Does it? i dont really understand

But i do know aftermarket springs are better