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G'day guys, I was looking to reduce the amount of body roll in my r33, and was wondering if cutting the springs would be sufficient (until I can afford sum coilovers of course). Is there any way of doing it at home? (ie: without special tools)?

how much should I cut off?

and do you cut it off the top of the spring or bottom?

any help is much appreciated, cheers

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ah theres som good advice, cheers nightsky. think thats is my best bet. Im aware that it puts heapsa stuf out of whack, I think the desperation of not being able to cut lap of a tight roundabout without bottoming out got the betta of me haha.

im off to shop 4 sum swaybars !!

so u guys rekon whiteline do good stuff?

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Firstly dont cut your springs, this is something uneducated bogans do to their commonwhores.

Secondly all it will do is lower the ride height and put all of your spring rates out of whack.

If you want less body roll buy a set of sway bars like Whiteline. They will reduce body roll alot until you can afford your coilovers.

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also get your self front and rear strut brace. i had that installed in my R33 and did notice a big differance in handling. a set of front and rear strut brace you could find for under $300

but ye no no on chopping springs

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