I have a 98 cavalier 5 Speed , I just Cut my springs ( Yes i know not the best ideal ) , I want to Know will my Springs Still Settle a few CM ? , I cutt off 2 Nd Half Coils Front from a current 1.8 Drop , and 4 Coils off my back With a Before 2.3 drop , The back didint drop Much even after 4 Coils , Will the springs Settle and Drop lower even tho i Cut them ? Yes i Rolled my Fenders in the Front
& the Front Springs are New , Never Been used Back been on for about a week and a half , intill i cut them today
Retard. Put the stock suspension back on before you kill someone. Cutting progressive rate springs isnt just a bad idea, it is a HUGE no-no. You just destroyed one of the most important systems on your car.
^^^^^^^^^^ lol best opener ever!! However, he is correct please fix your car before someone is seriously hurt!
Show me a Decent Pair of Coil-overs & i will put them on .... i Wanted to slam my Cavy , As of now its SLammed...
Not really how much more unsafe that is then coilovers but yes the springs will settle a bit
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BC Racing coil-overs are the best for price, quality, and being low.
T!M8!T wrote:Not really how much more unsafe that is then coilovers but yes the springs will settle a bit
100000000x more unsafe than coilovers.
"In Oldskool we trust"
i bought my cavalier with cut springs front and rear and those were the first things to go, they blew out the struts and the front springs actualy ate the mounts, the springs formed around the mounts and ate them. there is a right way to do things and then theres this way, go back a step and get yourself some new springs. it might be slammed now but this will come back to haunt you
Why am I not surprised this thread was posted in the wrong forum.
antonio jenkins wrote:I have a 98 cavalier 5 Speed , I just Cut my springs ( Yes i know not the best ideal ) , I want to Know will my Springs Still Settle a few CM ? , I cutt off 2 Nd Half Coils Front from a current 1.8 Drop , and 4 Coils off my back With a Before 2.3 drop , The back didint drop Much even after 4 Coils , Will the springs Settle and Drop lower even tho i Cut them ? Yes i Rolled my Fenders in the Front
1: look in the correct forum. You should not even have to ask this question.
2: park your car until you remove those springs, and don't even bother trying to justify your mistake. You can *get away* with cutting the rear springs in our cars, but cutting the front will always end up bad. It's just a matter of time. The springs are a very specific shape, and cutting them prohibits them from properly seating on the perch and the upper mount. They will eventually slip out of place and cause an accident. How long and how bad is just a matter of luck.
3: if you disregard 1 and/or 2, throw your tools away and don't ever work on a car again.
What if he just used lowering springs he's looking for a cheap Option there it it still safer then cut springs
