corsa_x_15
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right i got sum P.I 40 mm lowering springs on me corsa.....but the fronts not low enuf for me
could i just chop the fronts down a bit to make em lower....bout 60mm ish
would it be safe ???
how much would i have to cut out of my springs to make em 60mm ??
cheers
chris 
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broster
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dont cut them, buy some 60mm springs mate! cutting them is dodgy
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BabyBlade
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Mate if that was ok then wouldn't we be chopping standard springs up rather than buying shorter ones?
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LukeGSi
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not really a good idea!! I did this on my nova  and handled like a sack of shite!! was my first car tho and i didnt really have a clue 
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Kerry
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there is a company that will do it for u  cant think of the name just now
joff knows
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sxi16vjoe
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chopppin springs aint as dangerous as ppl make out.
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Siberia
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used the race a sd1 3.5 v8 rover with choped springs and it handled like a gokart compared to when i drove it on the road
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corsa_x_15
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cool....would P.I sell me two front 60mm springs seperately from the rears then ????
kerry...... could u find out for me please
thanx
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aussiac
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well its illegal mate better og selling ure 40 mm on here and buyin some 60's
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Red_SXi
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quote:
Originally posted by aussiac
well its illegal mate better og selling ure 40 mm on here and buyin some 60's
I didn't know the police did random checks on your car and take off your front shocks, then use spring compressors to remove the springs just to see if they're cut
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by Red_Sxi
quote:
Originally posted by aussiac
well its illegal mate better og selling ure 40 mm on here and buyin some 60's
I didn't know the police did random checks on your car and take off your front shocks, then use spring compressors to remove the springs just to see if they're cut
Well now you know  
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M4tt
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i know someone who has cut his standard springs down....
buy new springs you cheap cunt
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aussiac
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thats fair enough but then everytime it comes for your MOt u have to swap em over, to much hassle
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BabyBlade
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just stop being a pikey and buy some springs!!
remember i was speaking to some lad in a pub about this after i said i didnt know whether to buy springs or a kit, said he used an angle grinder to cut his springs down a little while they were on the car!!
cudnt help but burst out laughing, some poeple....
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M4tt
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SRi_m00k
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chop chop ;-)
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Red_SXi
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi_m00k
chop chop ;-)
Bloody hell, you chopped the springs there  Or did you just remove them all together
[Edited on 10-03-2004 by Red_Sxi]
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Adam-D
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all i know that its dangerous because
the ends of springs are taperd so they sit snugly in the sring seats.
so when you jack it up they move and unseat.
and can be dangerous on the road for similar reason. go over a bump, speed bump whatever and the sring become unseated and then colapses because its sittin at an angle
personly i woulndt risk it for maybbe 2 spring thatd cost no more than £100
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Gambit
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Pi springs are shite to begin with, chopping them is quite amusing i think
you may aswell get a sunstrip saying "Death Trap" across it
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R Lee
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i say chop!
into little pieces "muhahahahahahahaha"
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mike_1.2LS96
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Try angle grinding that and getting it to seat properly
[Edited on 10-03-2004 by mike_1.2LS96]
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Gambit
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sure cut the middle coil out then weld them back together
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SRi_m00k
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yeah mine have been cut at the back for bout 2 years...never had any problems....as long as ur fairly sensible about it it can be safe!!
only reason i chopped was that 60mm wasnt low enuff and coilovers are just stupid money for fully adjustables
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cjohnson
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Registered: 27th Apr 08
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my mate cut some -60mm springs down to make them around -70mm, says they're fine.
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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mine are cut standards to about 40mm lower never had a problem passing an mot. proper car has bilsteins on it though
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