I know this is rice but hear me out...

srv1 · 10-10-2001, 12:03 AM

hey blue, i have done it. it works quite well for a cheap way out! when you cut it, DO NOT CUT IT WITH A TORCH! cut it with a hacksaw or a sawzall. cut a half of the coil off equals ROUGHLY about 7/8" drop for the front. the rear i dont know. i never done the rear. cut less off in the rear than you would do the front. now it all depends on how many miles are on these coil springs. the more miles, the more fatigued they are meaning more of a drop. the one i did had about 40k on them. remember you dont DECREASE the spring rate when you cut them, but you actually increase the spring rate! the problem is with that and compared to the motorsport springs is wheel travel. my friend raced his 86 GT at Watkins Glen with the cut springs and he had no problem, but it seemed to bottom out a little easier. oh yeah, if you do your springs yourself, WRAP THE BALL JOINT WITH A S H I T LOAD OF DUCT TAPE so when the spring pops out, it doesnt rip the ball jonit boot. trust me, i've been there! hope i helped.

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90 LX Black on Black
Flowbabies, h-pipe, Mac unequal shorties, K&N, Hurst, subframes, Motorsport springs, MSD coil, 3.55's

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10-10-2001, 12:03 AM	#1
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	hey blue, i have done it. it works quite well for a cheap way out! when you cut it, DO NOT CUT IT WITH A TORCH! cut it with a hacksaw or a sawzall. cut a half of the coil off equals ROUGHLY about 7/8" drop for the front. the rear i dont know. i never done the rear. cut less off in the rear than you would do the front. now it all depends on how many miles are on these coil springs. the more miles, the more fatigued they are meaning more of a drop. the one i did had about 40k on them. remember you dont DECREASE the spring rate when you cut them, but you actually increase the spring rate! the problem is with that and compared to the motorsport springs is wheel travel. my friend raced his 86 GT at Watkins Glen with the cut springs and he had no problem, but it seemed to bottom out a little easier. oh yeah, if you do your springs yourself, WRAP THE BALL JOINT WITH A S H I T LOAD OF DUCT TAPE so when the spring pops out, it doesnt rip the ball jonit boot. trust me, i've been there! hope i helped. ------------------ 90 LX Black on Black Flowbabies, h-pipe, Mac unequal shorties, K&N, Hurst, subframes, Motorsport springs, MSD coil, 3.55's