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Offline Godzilla

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Cutting springs
« on: 19 November 2007, 16:34 »
A neighbour has a 1990 Golf GTI 8v. He has cut the springs to lower the car. I thought this was a bad idea, he thinks its fine and has had no troubles?
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Offline ...joe

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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #1 on: 19 November 2007, 16:37 »
its a bit ghetto.

the proper answer is: its unsafe, will have un-predictable handling, will more than likely knacker his dampers and he's a cheap skate.
but some people do it and get away with it for ages. i have had cut rear springs for about a day and hated it.
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #2 on: 19 November 2007, 18:35 »
and if m.o.t tester notice's springs been cut will fail m.o.t...and as above is brutal on the other susthingyon bits and bobs...will cost you in long run...be as well getting set of springs and shocks....or just springs on origanl shocks if the shocks are pretty new if not get both...
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #3 on: 19 November 2007, 18:40 »
a friend of mine sweared on cutting the springs on all his cars....until he drove mine with eibachs and that changed his mind!! I was never brave/stupid enough to drive his tho!!
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #4 on: 19 November 2007, 19:20 »
NO NO NO NO NO!! Don't!
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #5 on: 19 November 2007, 19:28 »
along with all of the above, it will also mean that he is promoting the spring to jump out of the suspension turret cup. Oh and if he argues that the weight of the car will keep it in then explain the principal of gravity, velocity and bumps to him.
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #6 on: 19 November 2007, 19:33 »
you can get away with one or two coils cut off as long as you flatten the cut afterwards so it sits flat, not on the jagged edge of the cut! but yeah its pikey and wont handle as well, slap him and tell him to buy some coilovers
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #7 on: 19 November 2007, 20:05 »
an OLD friend of mine used to do this cos he was a complete hobo and the handling was awful! only for pikeys spring cutting!
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #8 on: 19 November 2007, 20:33 »
Quote from: Slick#13 on 19 November 2007, 19:28
along with all of the above, it will also mean that he is promoting the spring to jump out of the suspension turret cup. Oh and if he argues that the weight of the car will keep it in then explain the principal of gravity, velocity and bumps to him.

velocity= gravity
             bumps²   
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Re: Cutting springs
« Reply #9 on: 19 November 2007, 20:46 »
Bumps x [ gravity ] = springs falling out of suspension cups      :cool:
              velocity
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