Cutting springs, Is it possible with our springs? Options

[SleekCelica]

Has anyone actually done it? I'm not planning to do this as a permanent type thing; my car just sits too high. I just need to know if it's possible. And what you guys would recommend. Thanks!

[blu94gt]

Ok guys, how is it not safe? I see all over the place that it's unsafe, but no one ever has specific reasons or evidence of cars having problems with cut springs, they just saw other people say it's unsafe so they say it's unsafe. There are lots of cars on the road with their springs cut. Hell, back in the day of back-yard hot rodding that was the common way to lower a car. I even saw Chip Foose cutting springs on a Mustang on one of his Discovery Channel shows.

I mean I understand if you cut enough to lower 2 or 3 inches then yeah, you've completely modified the spring's properties. But say like on mine I cut off half a coil, I can't remember the math to do spring rates per coil etc but it doesn't affect it all that much. It's only unsafe once you've cut the spring enough that it's loose on the strut.

What I know is I cut that little bit off my springs and the car looks better, drives the same as it did before, and hasn't given me any issues. Driven well over 10,000 miles on them like this. Not my permanent solution, but it works for now.

[95celicastLSR]

Ok guys, how is it not safe? I see all over the place that it's unsafe, but no one ever has specific reasons or evidence of cars having problems with cut springs, they just saw other people say it's unsafe so they say it's unsafe. There are lots of cars on the road with their springs cut. Hell, back in the day of back-yard hot rodding that was the common way to lower a car. I even saw Chip Foose cutting springs on a Mustang on one of his Discovery Channel shows.

I mean I understand if you cut enough to lower 2 or 3 inches then yeah, you've completely modified the spring's properties. But say like on mine I cut off half a coil, I can't remember the math to do spring rates per coil etc but it doesn't affect it all that much. It's only unsafe once you've cut the spring enough that it's loose on the strut.

What I know is I cut that little bit off my springs and the car looks better, drives the same as it did before, and hasn't given me any issues. Driven well over 10,000 miles on them like this. Not my permanent solution, but it works for now.

lets just say it is unsafe due to the factor that lets say ur going around a corner to fast and ur springs after there cut can pop out of place puncture ur tire and send you out of control... its not a factor of if its "when" ..... its just knowing the danger and how to take more caution on what ur doing with car... if u go to low u will put abnormal stress on ur wheel bearing's and other parts plus you will get alot of vibrations in ur axles and all.... but it is all up to u on what u want ...