Blow torch your springs?

[damoscommodore]

alright guys , sitting down whatching "monster garage" and i see some dude wanting to lower a car but doesnt want to buy new springs
he ripped out his blow torch , held it on it for acouple minuites and aparently the ride of the cars weight will force the springs down and stay at that height
My rear springs are sitting a tiny bit higher then the fronts i was wondering would it be a bad thing to do this? only problem would be one side goes lower then the other .. opinions on wheather i should try it or not?
BIG risk but it might pay off

[1SIKR8]

dear oh dear. why not just cut them while your at it ?

[bogan_vk]

its called compressing your springs ,no dont do it take it to someone to have them compressed properly ,heating it up in pretty much 1 spot with a blowtorch will do more harm than good.

[GothicKidd]

The reason WHY they took the blow torch to the springs (on the El Camino) was because Jesse James didn't like how high the El Camino was riding.

Also, keep in mind that the El Camino was used in the figure 8 race track. It was a short term use vehicle.

Cutting a spring will affect the life of the spring itself and the ride of your vehicle. Not only that, but the spring was designed to work as a whole. Cutting it, greatly reduces the ability of the spring to work properly.

Doing this to your car is just plain stupid.

lol found that..

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[bogan_vk]

it almost certainly will end up lop sided too if you do it yourself too.it will look like a fat chick is sitting in the back.

[1SIKR8]

Jesse James is a dick head anyway ?!?! why copy him of all people

[damoscommodore]

im whatching it right now haha , i knew it was a big risk and dangerous just wanted to see what you guys thought about it
only driven my car twice with these springs so hopefully itl drop another 10mm in the next couple drives

[damoscommodore]

Jesse James is a dick head anyway ?!?! why copy him of all people

he does pull on his on d9(*)(&ick thinks hes sick to

[damoscommodore]

lol found that..

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wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht haha! thats crazy

[wraith]

Did you really need to ask this question? If it was as easy as that don't you think every body would do it rather then paying for other springs.

[damoscommodore]

Did you really need to ask this question? If it was as easy as that don't you think every body would do it rather then paying for other springs.

settle down mate

[GRPABT1]

With the low price of springs and ease of online shopping for secondhand parts I really do wonder why people bother with ghetto mods like this.

[monkeys437]

^^What he said. Lowered springs are so so cheap and come up for sale as second handys so often It amazes me that people ever try to cut corners (or springs.... hahahaha)

[GothicKidd]

Yeah. I bought just legal height springs for $110 for the set brand new from pedders..
Cut springs are awful.

[ari666]

Cut springs are awful, they dont have the full spring so it rides like crap

huh?

lol. also OP. would you even have an oxy to do this mod? holding a ciggie lighter on the spring isnt gonna work

[vyseriesII]

How the hell would you get all the springs to be even tension and heights using this method. At least cutting them you can take the exact amount from each spring.

[ari666]

you put blocks of wood under the car at the height you want. heat the springs and they will sag down till they rest on the wood then they cool and remain in that position.

the downside is they become hardened steel rather than spring steel and will either ciontinue to sag or just plain ol' snap where you heated them

[axemurderer101]

please dont watch the show "Chop Shop London garage" otherwise you will probably be asking if chopped springs and 6inch wheel spacers are a good idea lol

[Troy711]

lol found that..

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My sister bought a car with gas axed springs and this is what they looked like when they were removed.

[Jonno]

remeber that they drive the car once.. so yer

[mr j-man]

u may aswell get new springs to begin with and save the headache coz its bound to turn into a dissaster. a mate of mine tryd it and failed bigtime and had to but new springs anyway

[vsv6dude]

Don't be knucklehead. Zoom magazine had an article years ago warning people no to mess with this.

Springs have a memory unless u can heat the steel to precise point and treat it afterwards u are farting in the wind.

Like said above go and get some quality lowered springs with a set of shocks to match the spring rate.

If don't change the shocks to match the lowered springs they will just pop out when u go over a bump.

[Dr HaxZaw]

please dont watch the show "Chop Shop London garage" otherwise you will probably be asking if chopped springs and 6inch wheel spacers are a good idea lol

first time i watched the show i was like oh yeah thats a cool idea... then they didnt even look at the engine... i nearly flew over there just to punch them in the face

[ari666]

i nearly flew over there just to punch them in the face

well you wouldve had a travel buddie. that show makes me wanna punch babies

[Sabbath']

Lol. Can afford a set of 19inch chrome rims but won't fork out $200 for a set of springs.