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Jaysen
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| Has any one chopped springs and what success have they had from it just purely out of interest??? |
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Interceptor
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| does someone else wanna tell him that it's illegal before i do? |
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XGPANELVAN
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:45 am Post subject: |
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yeah as bad handling as falcons already are, its gonna make it much worse .. thats the only downside i figure .. mayb the cops, but u can always run from them  |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:50 am Post subject: |
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It also worsens the drive quality and feel.... not to mention the un-even distrubution of weight..oh and it's illegal...  |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| DO NOT CUT OR MODIFY AND SYSPENSION PARTS WITH HEAT . |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:17 am Post subject: |
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i chopped a little of the rear of mine 
Jaysen stop being a cheap C*** and just buy some pricks |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, cutting springs, = very bad idea .
I've done it, But I had a spare set of stocko springs, I just wanted to see how low I could get my car to take some photo's.
Had them in for about .an hour, took some photo's, drove it around the block, and then just put the lows back in ..
I found with the cut springs, the ride was very firm, But VERY VERY boncey .
Also, it makes your car unbalanced, Throws your around a bit, and also, if you cut them with an angle grinder, They can crack/brake ..
So, just get lows ... |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| good advice |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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| It depends on how you cut it however.. If you were to cut it, don't just cut it; spend time on assessing the spring as I've heard of some suspension shops do this and it working very very well. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| so what would happen hypothetically if one were too cut a little bit off a set of kings lows? theyre stiffer than stock and if you only removed a little bit ie 1inch drop would it make that much of a handling difference ?? |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Pretty sure if you dont cut full coils off they wont sit in the seats properly. My king superlows almost fall out when the car goes on a hoist... Springs coming out of seats is not a cool thing when you're driving. |
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fairmont1998
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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I cut the springs in my first car and it was the roughest riding, dodgiest handling bucket I've ever been in. Mind you that could be due to the 4" drop 
Seriously, don't do it, you'll end up buying springs anyway, so just put some $$ aside til you have enough to do it right. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Why do people jump to conclusions????
And Spider- thats the pot callin the kettle black if I ever saw it  |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| 4.9 EF Futura wrote: | | Pretty sure if you dont cut full coils off they wont sit in the seats properly. My king superlows almost fall out when the car goes on a hoist... Springs coming out of seats is not a cool thing when you're driving. |
hah mine rears fall out lol! have to lower the hoist slowy and get someone to line the springs up! |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| you guys who are having spring seating probs are you running shortened shocks or standard units? |
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4.9 EF Futura
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:11 am Post subject: |
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| Jaysen wrote: | | you guys who are having spring seating probs are you running shortened shocks or standard units? |
Wouldnt call it a spring seating problem, but sometimes they become unseated when on a belly-hoist (lol, funnily enough - last time it was up there having rear shocks replaced). Standard shocks on rear. Shortended numbers on the front, no dramas with em. |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Just out of interest guys... how hard is it to put springs in yourself, and about how long does it take...
Need any special equipment???? |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| oull need a spring compressorfor the front, and a decent set of socktes and ring spnners. But apart from that, no other tools relly needed if memory serves me right |
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Lukieman
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:50 am Post subject: |
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How low can one go before a chamber kit is required??? I only want to lower the front about 1-2 inches???? The rear springs are Yellow, and the shocks are labeled Monroe.
How do you know what shocks you need, or springs??
Just jack the front end up, take off the wheel???
Sorry about the Q's... but I ended up doing a lot of work on the EA myself, kinda wanna get it right without various trips to the shops inbetween... |
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