cutting springs. ?? or compressing

[Haydz]

hey guys


i know cutting stock springs to an extreme level gives you a shocking ride.


but how about king springs. i have the lowest kings for my car and it needs to be a bit lower.

someone said something about getting them compressed.

i wouldnt have a clue. what will still give a decent ride? and not bouncy and crap like chopped springs. thanks guys

[Cobez]

What King springs do you have in? You can get SSSL's i believe. If not just get them compressed. Just don't cut them.

[Eliminator]

chopping springs is a no no, you will most likely cut uneven amounts of coil off (even if its a LITTLE bit) best to get them reset by a specialist, they heat up the spring and reset them to the level you want them at.

[Benboy]

It is illegal to have cut springs installed on a road-going vehicle. You'll also find that it is potentially dangerous and could be an elemnt used by Insurance Companies to void any claim.

[padrickz88]

just get them compressed, its only like 60 a set..... you spent how much on the kings? why ruin your hard earned money by cutting them?

and if a cop looks under your car and see's cuts he will probably try and find other things..
I've noticed if you do it right they usually dont care AS much

[Haydz]

ohk.. guys thanks.


yeah i will go get them compressed then..

where abouts will do it? pedders or just any suspension tyre and wheel joint.

ill give a couple of places a call and see what they say..


thanks guys.

[ToxicVn]

I have heard that if you cool your springs during cutting than thats how you get the shocking ride, but if you just cut them quick without cooling it gives a better ride. Best though to get them compressed. There was a guy on ebay ages ago that would make springs to whatever height you wanted even went like 5inches lower. Haven't seen it for ages though so not sure if he is still doing them

[beefcream]

ive cut a fair few springs for ppl and wat not, just for testing heights and temp measures. i personally would not use cut springs in my car, they never sit right and are all outa wack. i hav ultra lows recompressed. they are a tad bouncy but then again the car is on the stops so wat can u expect.

Defiently get them recompressed!!

[Morton]

You have the LOWEST kings springs, and you want to go LOWER? O_o Dude, what the hell?

You may aswell cut the bastards, your ride is going to be dreadful, dangerous and illegal anyway.

[stocky]

buy my old compressed springs. they were lower than the SSSL i have now, or is yours not irs?

[Haydz]

i want lower. the rear at the moment is sitting on stops. but thats with cut springs i tested this arvo. and thats where i want it to sit.


front definitely need to be compressed because they dont suit the rear and i have an invisible caravan.

stocky if you have the fronts ill buy em or swap ya whatever.

[Morton]

Holy bat crap that's low. Are you... serious?

[Haydz]

if i can get both sets to sit even with the rear i will be happy.


im also going to be getting some shortened bump stops from pedders. as that can help ease the pain a little.

and morton i have airbags in the rear so the ride really isnt that bad.

[Eliminator]

what part numbers are you guys running (king spring wise) theres a lower spring option which isnt listed in the parts catalogue's thats all...

[Haydz]

Im running ultra lows. for the vr range.

Khfl- 47 - ssl


i hear lovells make a shorter spring. but im not sure.. if i could get a complete spring that sits the same way chopped ones do id be willing to pay the extra to be safe and have an ok ride

i know its not going to be excellent at that height but yeah

[beefcream]

thats a decent height, just chop the bumpstops a tad. i wonder how my springs would sit in ther :P tuck some rim!!

ur not gonna get a normal spring to get it that height, either get a custom made one or recompress them bout all yu can do mate.

[-Junior-]

Haydz, try Lovells at Parramatta.

[levymetal]

make sure you keep the old springs for when you get defected!

[Eliminator]

Im running ultra lows. for the vr range.

Khfl- 47 - ssl


i hear lovells make a shorter spring. but im not sure.. if i could get a complete spring that sits the same way chopped ones do id be willing to pay the extra to be safe and have an ok ride

i know its not going to be excellent at that height but yeah

the ssl's you have in there at the moment are the ultralows as you know, king springs make a sssl part number which isnt listed, give them a call and they will be able to supply you the part number.

I would of posted a link here but its a S/C url which is banned here, ill pm it to you if you want to ask anyone about them.

[Brin]

Haydz you KNOW cutting springs is a no no..

Thats weird cause mine are as low as it can go with kings, and mine sit about 2 inches over the top of the wheel and mine weren't cut.. I just took mine into Commwreck (they were pretty new) and said swaps for even lower ones please!! Haha. They didn't have the part number on them though, but they aren't cut at all hmmmm. And mine aren't compressed either. *wonders how brinnys springs would make the VR sit*

[Brin]

I think if you had it any lower than you would have big trouble at shopping centres, and pulling out of driveways. I do!! and i cringe every time and tell my baby im sorry.

[VL_5SPEED]

Man that sucks. Look how low it is to the ground and the wheel barely sits under the gaurd. This is a pic of my 18s, the springs have been chopped but the lowest point of the car is still above 10cm so legal.

[beefcream]

tryed playing with the spring rubbers or anything?

[Haydz]

me?

i have no spring rubbers.

just metal on metal the way it should be..

[v8_stato]

lol.lower u go mate more damage ur gonna cause.looks good how it is now.