Cutting Springs

[arrbeethirty]

herd of people cutting there springs, this car is my daily driver and want to cut cost by cuttingsprings...

any opinions on this subject would be much apreciated.

[arrbeethirty]

sory bout the mess up with the topics computer playing up...

any help with this subject would be great...

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

mate do your research on this i did this in one of my bommadores and all it takes is half a coil to much and your car will handle like a heap of shite

maybe start by doing half a coil at a time to se how much it affects your handiling and spring rates

either way its gonna get stiffer and lower and it will either handle nice or like a boat

also wat sort of shocks are you running (lowerd or standard)

i think lowerd have less stroke and will not bottom out as easy

pretty sure your standard shocks will bugger out fairly quick if you cut the springs because they will bottom out due to length off the stroke and destroy your seals

and make sure you get your car alined afterwards

hope this helps some

[GTR-32U]

Cut cost by cutting springs........in your daily driver. Sorry man but this is a really dangerous thing to do. just spend the money and buy a set of lowered springs.Cut springs are downright dangerous, Not a nice experience to have one pop out at 100 kmh over a bump or dip in the road

[PM-R33]

I can't believe people still do this. Fair enough 20-30 years ago i could understand it. But to do it nowadays when a pair of aftermarket springs is $150 max, you gotta be shitting me.

Edited March 21, 2010 by PM-R33

[Gunnar_11]

Don't be a dick - do it properly and get new springs. By cutting your springs you are taking out structural rigidity and this has disaster written all over it.

[08r3308]

yeah springs are cheap get a proper set

[greensa14]

Chop it Daddy.

Well we have all done it. I did it in my old 31. Only took out one coil. It did stiffen it up, but if you do it to the point wherer your spring isnt captive then you are asking for trouble.

You can get Kings or Kmac for about $120 a pair. Better than slamming into a tree.

Just get off the piss and smokes for 2 weeks, and bang there is ya cash.

Edited March 22, 2010 by greensa14

[bozodos]

yeah don't be a tightarse. A mate has done it in his R31, looks stupid, especially when moving and the farken thing is bouncing like hell. Best left to the kinds of people who do burnouts in shopping centre carparks.

[PM-R33]

I'm seeing a trend here.....

OP's car:

Car(s): skyline r31 GXE wagon

Well we have all done it. I did it in my old 31.

A mate has done it in his R31

Tsk tsk tsk....

[Gunnar_11]

I'm seeing a trend here.....

OP's car:

Tsk tsk tsk....

lol

Is the R31 the new VL/VS then?

[bozodos]

nah just a well known fact that Aussie R31 owners are incredible tightarses and lowballers (think using a club lock instead of an immobiliser LOL).

[Dan_J]

either way its gonna get stiffer and lower and it will either handle nice or like a boat

chopping springs will make them a higher rate but the last thing it will do is make it handle like a boat, must of been the holden. in fact it should be more stable with less boaty-ness but the ride wont be as smooth

do it. if you dont like it get another set of stock ones or what not

Edited March 22, 2010 by Dan_J

[Yeedogga]

It's been done to death, people have been doing it for eons.

I've done it a few times- most often gives the desired outcome, but I probably wouldn't do it again.

[rgr34]

like has been said springs are cheap enough..... but if ur going to cut just dont cut off to much , maybe 1 coil and smooth off the top so it sits flush.... or just take the springs out ride on the bump stops like most commodores. haha