Before you dish out the cash for the h&r ix springs, you should know that springs made for any e30 will fit (even the fronts).
I didnt know that, and sourced some h&rs through a place here came out to roughly 400 canadian new. When I see non-ix ones going for 200 and under, some even as low as 150 canadian all over the net. Plus the even with those the car still seems as high as a 4x4. Apparently, e30m3 springs give the ix a very nice stance, I heard its the new "it" thing for the ix guys.
And I'd like to have someone explain (through physics) what makes cutting springs unsafe.
Cutting a spring will change the spring rate, yes. The spring will also sit more compressed than normal. However, by the simple design of a spring, there is no chance of it "breaking", "snapping", "popping out". At the very *worst* the spring will compress entirely, and depending on your shocks the front end will sit on the bump stops. If the cut is in the correct place, the spring cannot pop out of the strut as a result of it being cut.
You will get more body roll, yes. More bounce, yes (good shocks will negate this). Your handling will not improve, or be as good as having a set of springs specifically designed for the car. But if you dont care about shaving thousanths of a second off your lap time, or vigourously push your car in the corners, you shouldnt really worry about cutting the front springs. (Of course the rear is another story).
Flame away, but if I am wrong then please prove it through actual principles of physics, not "my daddy said cutting springs is ghetto".
I didnt know that, and sourced some h&rs through a place here came out to roughly 400 canadian new. When I see non-ix ones going for 200 and under, some even as low as 150 canadian all over the net. Plus the even with those the car still seems as high as a 4x4. Apparently, e30m3 springs give the ix a very nice stance, I heard its the new "it" thing for the ix guys.
And I'd like to have someone explain (through physics) what makes cutting springs unsafe.
Cutting a spring will change the spring rate, yes. The spring will also sit more compressed than normal. However, by the simple design of a spring, there is no chance of it "breaking", "snapping", "popping out". At the very *worst* the spring will compress entirely, and depending on your shocks the front end will sit on the bump stops. If the cut is in the correct place, the spring cannot pop out of the strut as a result of it being cut.
You will get more body roll, yes. More bounce, yes (good shocks will negate this). Your handling will not improve, or be as good as having a set of springs specifically designed for the car. But if you dont care about shaving thousanths of a second off your lap time, or vigourously push your car in the corners, you shouldnt really worry about cutting the front springs. (Of course the rear is another story).
Flame away, but if I am wrong then please prove it through actual principles of physics, not "my daddy said cutting springs is ghetto".
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