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jlenko · 02-05-2010, 11:54 PM

Cutting springs with stock struts... that's SUCH a Civic thing to do. Lame.

I've seen the results of cut springs... when the guy cut 4 coils out of a spring, and it didn't have enough pressure to stay compressed in the strut anymore, so it coiled out. Put the wheel thru the fender, shredded the tire, snapped the lug nuts and the wheel flew off... at highway speed. Not too pretty.

If you're cheap enough to hack-job the suspension of a car... stay the fuck away from me when you drive that accident-waiting-to-happen. I kinda like living.

Oh.. and a cut stock spring (if you're lucky enough to have progressive rate springs...) are NOT going to have the same spring rates as an aftermarket spring. Even worse if you have linear rate springs stock (like Crapaliers do). And good luck on getting all your spring rates close to each other...

Fuck, I hate people who are stupid enough to go cheap on important stuff... like suspension.. brakes.. etc.

02-05-2010, 11:54 PM	#33
jlenko I heart Revscene.net very Muchie Join Date: May 2001 Location: Burnaby, BC Posts: 3,564 Thanked 330 Times in 163 Posts Failed 182 Times in 61 Posts	Cutting springs with stock struts... that's SUCH a Civic thing to do. Lame. I've seen the results of cut springs... when the guy cut 4 coils out of a spring, and it didn't have enough pressure to stay compressed in the strut anymore, so it coiled out. Put the wheel thru the fender, shredded the tire, snapped the lug nuts and the wheel flew off... at highway speed. Not too pretty. If you're cheap enough to hack-job the suspension of a car... stay the fuck away from me when you drive that accident-waiting-to-happen. I kinda like living. Oh.. and a cut stock spring (if you're lucky enough to have progressive rate springs...) are NOT going to have the same spring rates as an aftermarket spring. Even worse if you have linear rate springs stock (like Crapaliers do). And good luck on getting all your spring rates close to each other... Fuck, I hate people who are stupid enough to go cheap on important stuff... like suspension.. brakes.. etc. __________________ Don't be the next RS.net statistic - If you drink, don't drive. You'll lose your licence, and the rest of us will laugh at you.