spracingsports

ok i was talking to a few friends, whom i always thought they knew their shiit...

they started to do this on all their cars...

buy cheapo coilovers and take the springs out and toss them...... then take OEM stock front springs and cut them short and put them in the coils....

they said they work awesome.....

but i know cutting coils off springs is bad... but im at a loss for words becuase these guys arent dumb


what do you guys think?

imported_Turbo-D

OK lets see u wanna stuff a V6 into a civic, spend all that cash, then complement that extremely difficult swap with factory cut springs mounted in chepo coilover brackets. Hmmmm do yourself a favour and think about what u just asked. Do u really think chopped factory springs are gonna perform well???

imported_gatherer

when I do go with coilovers myself I am buying cheap ones then tossing the springs however I plan on getting custom rated springs made for me...

imported_94EG6HB

That's not true for everything I hope..

Nova_Dust

There is no harm in trying. I say go ahead and feel the difference yourself.

You then can safely say that either it "works" or "it doesn't work" as oppose to some guy just jump on the topic and gives you a 100% no no.

dingus88

cutting springs is a nono...nto to mention the stock spring rate isn't any good for lowering and real performance so in theory of everythign it's a dumb *** idea but does have a good idea behind it minus cutting springs and running stock shocks.... stick to springs that have the spring rates you want the quality you need and the drop you want and match a shock to it...

when it all comes down to it they are still cutting stock springs there is a good idea behind it but what gatherer said is way better use the perches with custom springs...and hope the perches aren't crap quality

bbarbulo

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the scene is "old" enough and big enough that most everything there is to try has been tried. case in point, there are ppl who mod aftermarket shocks for higher travel, which works real well, but it's based on good engineering principles. this is just a cockeyed idea to take stock springs and match them to cheap coilovers.

spracingsports

ya.. i kinda feel how you guys do.... when e told me his setup.... i was like... ohhh man thats a no-no.... but he was like it works better than any other springs/coils hes ever tried..... and this guy changes springs like every month, he has a garage full, you name it he prolly has a set..... he gets em wholsale so when he sells em used... he still makes profit.... so by trial and error he is looking for the best

dingus88

tell him to put a good shock on there with his springs then he might have a good setup...lol adn not be changin them every 2 seconds.. .seems like you need to kick this guy in teh nut's

punkindrublic

what the....

spracingsports

im pretty sure he has some bilsteins or sumhin of the sort... he spends money like it grows on trees....

Guest

does he have a shop? it cost ~200-400 bucks just to change the springs right?

Raven

Look don't do something stupid just cause every one else is doing it . Let the stupid be stupid. I hope you have enough sense to not going around on cut springs. If you're going to buy springs put them to good use they are cheap

Brett

There is always a possibility they found a "sweet spot" and just keep hitting it. You should ride in or drive one of their vehicles, if possible see what its like

votexgti

Custom made? Why don't you just buy Eibach ERS springs? Choose the correct height, spring rate and ID. Just a thought.