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cjohnson
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26th Jun 09 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know nobody recommends it but I know alot of people do it.

What it is, I bought some coilovers by TA Technix for the B. The fronts are easily low enough, but the rears don't make it sit as low as I would like, even with adjusters removed.

So if I was to cut them until I can afford some proper custom ones, do I take it off the top of the spring or the bottom where the adjuster would go??

Is there a certain place to cut, ie are the ends of the coils in a specific position etc??

Help would be much appreciated cheers.
john_c20xe
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26th Jun 09 at 16:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mite as well remove the springs mate lol will giv the same affect
scottyp1989
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just take them out and ride on the bumpstops for abit untill you can get some others. rear vaux springs aint the easiest things to cut and make work due to the shape of them
cjohnson
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ride on the bump stops? lol, well yeah I couldn't work out where to cut them cause of the shape of them, like, they would be slack due to the size of the hole when cut
marklawton
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26th Jun 09 at 17:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine r cut mate. they have been for 2 years and never had a problem. i just cut the top coil off
cjohnson
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26th Jun 09 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah? Might be tomorrows job then lol
marklawton
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yep. people wil tel u its dangerous but most of my mates have done it. just make sure u cut the top and not the bottom
sebbyg
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26th Jun 09 at 22:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mark what height and make of springs did u cut? also what shocks you using with them?
marklawton
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27th Jun 09 at 07:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
iam using avo adjustable shocks. and g-max 60mm springs.
FAZ
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any advice for front springs, got pazz1991 soucing me some -80mm front springs, but incase he cant find them, isit possible / safe etc to cut my -60 or-40 front springs to size? on sortened shocks to
marklawton
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the was a topic in general chat a few months ago about chopping the front springs. apparently they ake are front springs by the metre in the factory and then just cut them to length so its safe to do the front springs
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from the top obviously??
marklawton
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yep
dan-sport
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im with mark on this chopped springs are fine and they don't handle any worse in my opinion then normal springs.

it sits lower then that now as i've cut them a tiny bit more, it sits just past halfway on the tyre



only problem with cut springs is you have to change them over for mots but its no different to having a decat in my opinion
marklawton
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27th Jun 09 at 10:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and how long does it take to swop them over? a whole 5 mins lol
dan-sport
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less then that haha
cjohnson
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What about chopping my standard rear springs?? is this any different to chopping my lowering springs??
dan-sport
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only poundage of the spring mate but go for it, you can use it as a test spring and get the height right then copy it over to the lowering spring

 
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