Guest steve convertable Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 can any tell me how many coils to cut so the car is 60mm lowered plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarkMac Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Id never cut springs mate,just for safety's sake! surely a lowering kit isnt silly money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Doubt anyone will know that, your best off cutting a couple and re fitting and then one at a time till it's how you want it. I've done it to loads of cars, not sure if the mk6 springs pig tail at the end, if they do then there not possible to cut. It will shag your shocks very quick tho and the ride will become seriously crap. And be carefull when you let the car off the jack as you will have to guide the fronts in so they sit in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steve convertable Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 i am taking the shock off i have looked at the springs and they are the same looking as mk 4 escort front springs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 they can be chopped then, you will find near on everybody will say dont cut em but ive never had any issues, and ive even cut springs in half! may i just add tho that its not exactly good for advertising your buisness is it, chopped springs, poverty spec for not shelling out on proper lowering gear.(seen your ads on rat-look.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steve convertable Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 i wont be cutting springs on customers cars only mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 i wont be cutting springs on customers cars only mine Lead by example, not "Do as I say, not as I do" as your way sounds. I would (and do) only ever fit things to peoples cars that I would be happy to fit to my own, and to the same standard. The last time I saw a car with springs chopped, I jacked the car up for the owner and took the front spring out from the shock absorber in situ (just wound it out from the shock inner) and handed it to them. The person who did the job initially had tried to cable-tie the springs to the shock seat but they had snapped off due to the spring being too low. The shocks had bottomed out and put a dent in the bottom of the shock body on the nsf one as well, plus they were knackered due to the oil having leaked out a long time before. If you need to guide a spring into the shock seat, then it IS an MOT failure and is dangerous as if the wheel should leave the ground (big speedbump for example) then the spring could potentially dislodge and cause an accident. If you want to lower less than 30mm then put a proper set of springs on, if you want to go lower, get a matched set of shocks and springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maido Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 ive never had a problem with chopped springs ive got them on my orion which is my daily driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 ive never had a problem with chopped springs ive got them on my orion which is my daily driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steve convertable Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 how many coils should i cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maido Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 depends how low you want it try a coil at a time make sure you do both springs exact same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) how many coils should i cut Jeez, just buy a PROPER set of springs and shocks. IF you cut a standard spring down to a 60mm drop you will be running on the shock absorber stops, have no usable suspension and in the event of an accident you WILL NOT be insured if they deem it related. Trust me, I work in the car insurance repair business and deal with engineers on things like this almost every week. Also, if VOSA think the car is too low, they CAN and WILL stop you at the side of the road on a spot-check and WILL have the police PG9 your car, plus the fine, plus the 6 points for non-disclosure on insurance, etc.... A set of -60mm springs can be found cheap enough, and a set of shocks are not much more. Yes, you would get away with 1 coil chopped off a standard non-pigtail spring as they can drop that much when a spring breaks and people do not notice, but that would about it (and no, I am not condoning it). Also, if cutting the springs, are you using a hot or cold cut? If cold cut, are you using liquid heat dissipation? How are you adjusting the cut end of the coil back to original specification and shape? Programmes like OverHaulin' (which I am sure someone will mention), show a 1960s road spring being cut, but do not show you what THEY do afterwards to make it safe again. Edited September 26, 2012 by iansoutham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steve convertable Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 i am unsing an angle grinder to cut the springs. when i have done it the spring will not fall out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Paul Posted September 26, 2012 Admin Share Posted September 26, 2012 Like it as been previously mentioned why not just buy a set for what they cost? If you decide to cut them, then this is your choice but i would way up all the options of safety before you do this. Im going to close this post now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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