Choppin Springs

[My Car Pwns]

hey ppls.. sry to add another post but its got nothing to do with idling so...

umm my mates gonna chop my back springs 2moro roughly how many coils should i get him to chop?

n also how do i do the front springs? like how do i take it out etc..

[DJ Majah]

Yeah, none

[hakhawk]

well said DJ Majah, you even went one step further and added a link to another post about cutting springs. one click n the scales for you.

[Garth]

buy lowered springs, cut them and your begging for trouble, cutting springs is extreamly dangerous, and highly illegal, your car will be defected and you will not only get a nasty fine, so will the person who cut your springs, and oh, not to mention, the cops actualy take yoru car away from you, then and there on the spot, bye bye vl,


so dont cut your springs, save up, and buy lowered springs

you snap a spring on the front, you drop a wheel of the ground, car digs in, starts flipping in the air, land on the roof, yoru dead, if not dead, in a realy bad way, prob never walk again, not to mention what would happen if you hit another car, hit a car, they sue you for all yoru worth, you have to pay, insurance wont, car is unroadworthy, you loose your licence, loose your job, loose everthing, credit ratting is shot to shit, all becasue you wanted to save a few dollars,

[My Car Pwns]

hmmmmmmm......

[cunners3]

you snap a spring on the front, you drop a wheel of the ground, car digs in, starts flipping in the air, land on the roof, yoru dead, if not dead, in a realy bad way, prob never walk again, not to mention what would happen if you hit another car, hit a car, they sue you for all yoru worth, you have to pay, insurance wont, car is unroadworthy, you loose your licence, loose your job, loose everthing, credit ratting is shot to shit, all becasue you wanted to save a few dollars,

Then what?
haha
well put!

[vlv8vic]

markiuliano, time to find some new mates. ones who know what they are doing. i wouldnt be in any hurry to get into their cars if thats what they wanna do to yours....

[My Car Pwns]

wow.. thx for the positive feedback everyone..

[vlv8vic]

sorry if i came across rude, you obviously didnt know the dangers of what your mate was suggesting... maybe he doesnt like you and wants you dead? i dont know. anyway you know now and you will enjoy a safer VL!!!

[My Car Pwns]

yep.. low ryder kingsprings for me..

[VLACS]

another successful convert. im so proud to know you

[ucwepn]

Get them compressed Its great for getting the right look coz you tell them how low you want it. I paid $120 to get all four done on my old car and combined with nolathane bushes all round it was like a go kart.

[silvervl]

Sweet choice dude! I have super low king springs and munroe shocks and struts in my ride. Can handle! Looks killer too.

[rb26dett]

I chopped the spring in my pulsar, it was sitting low and i thought it was great.

Tried to take a few corners a little harder than usual and the car almost hit the guard rail.

The very next day those springs came out, and a set of lowered springs were added which made a huge difference.


I didnt know it at the time, but by cutting the springs your effectivly ruining your suspension because springs are made to a certain rate, and cutting them causes them to bend out of the shape they were designed for.


I had the cut springs in the car for 1 day!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!

[macdee]

mate just chop 1 and a half off the front and about 2 off the back! its a very nice ride hieght!! but be prepared for a bumpy ride!

[vlv8vic]

mate just chop 1 and a half off the front and about 2 off the back! its a very nice ride hieght!! but be prepared for a bumpy ride!

firstly that would wanna be a joke or you are a d!ckhead.

secondly the back needs less coils (if any difference) removed than the front because they are under less pressure. do it like you said and it looks like all the gay VLs where the back sits lower than the front. all you need to do then is swap the mags on the back to some stockies cos you 'ripped ya expesive treads man' and youll be a real life hero!!! lol

Just dont ever cut springs!!!!

[VT-565]

mate just chop 1 and a half off the front and about 2 off the back! its a very nice ride hieght!! but be prepared for a bumpy ride!

i hope this isn't a common thing? if that's the case, if i see a young guy driving a vl with a f*cked ride height, I'm the hell outta there!

[My Car Pwns]

i was gonna get superlow king springs.. does anyone know a price? in melbourne?
should i get them or should i get compressed? also price pls?

[hakhawk]

roughly 15 per pair, prolly cheaper in melbourne. not sure of installation costs. get superlows, see how car sits, go from there

[AirStrike]

firstly that would wanna be a joke or you are a d!ckhead.

secondly the back needs less coils (if any difference) removed than the front because they are under less pressure. do it like you said and it looks like all the gay VLs where the back sits lower than the front. all you need to do then is swap the mags on the back to some stockies cos you 'ripped ya expesive treads man' and youll be a real life hero!!! lol

Just dont ever cut springs!!!!

The rear of my car is lower then the front, with stockies on the back.......whats your point?
He said to take 2 out of the back as the coils are designed to be higher in the ass to accomodate a full tank of fuel, luggage, etc so taking an extra half from the rear will have it level. Also althought illegal two of my mates have chopped front and rear springs and have had not one problem, been like that for over 2 years now...........
AirStrike

[AirStrike]

Get them compressed Its great for getting the right look coz you tell them how low you want it. I paid $120 to get all four done on my old car and combined with nolathane bushes all round it was like a go kart.

Yeah I got my rears compressed for $50..........cheapest legal way to lower your car.
AirStrike

[harry3]

if coil springs are cut then the ride will be different, much more nervous and bouncy

[rb26dett]

Cut springs also handle/corner like shit.

[vlv8vic]

Airstrike i guess i just wanna see safer commodores out there. mags on the front and stockies on the back are illegal (unless they are exactly the same size rubber).
Your mates are lucky they havnt hurt themselves or anyone else.

Was certainly not a personal attack on you and i apologise for hitting a nerve.
It annoyed me that after all the talk about the dangers of cutting springs, someone walked in and says "just cut the springs" That was my point, and also my opinion.

[ucwepn]

Airstrike i guess i just wanna see safer commodores out there. mags on the front and stockies on the back are illegal (unless they are exactly the same size rubber).
Your mates are lucky they havnt hurt themselves or anyone else.

Actually you can have stockies on the back as long as they are the same sorts of wheel on each axle, and they are within ADR regulations (15mm either way). They aren't illegal it just looks bad and you may be canaried for other reasons.