Spring cutting

[DervePug106]

What way does the law stand on this one, can the cops fine you? Heard this and don't know how true it is..........Anyone know if you can cut so much off or so on......

cheers

eddie

PS: sorry i know i have a thread on how low, but just wanted to find out the legal side too.....

 

[Mad Car Lad]

i cut the front springs on my old 106 and put her down really low @ the back, i wasnt driving it on the road because im only 14. but i sold her to a man and he has been driving her for a year or two now, and hasnt been cought yet.

i think i took about between around 1-3 coils off the front.........

if that helps you!

 

[Mad Car Lad]

she was the older model to this one but she was something like this.....

 

[Nordonian]

its illegal
no questions

 

[Cess]

It's not illegal, it's an MOT fail if the spring doesn't seat properly.

 

[Jason]

i cut the front springs on my old 106 and put her down really low @ the back, i wasnt driving it on the road because im only 14. but i sold her to a man and he has been driving her for a year or two now, and hasnt been cought yet.

i think i took about between around 1-3 coils off the front.........

if that helps you!

theres quite a difference between 1 and 3 coils

 

[Nordonian]

i cant see how it can be legal
the springs are designed exactly to suit, then ure cutting the coils altering the performance of the spring. if you want lower buy lowering springs.

i know of a corsa who cut the springs, roof cracked from sunroof to door. automatic write off

 

[chrisni1986]

i used to own a mk4 polo which had 2 coils cut off all 4 springs and it passed mot no problem

 

[brendy]

cutting springs, ffs what sort of ****3r does that in the first place!
funny ive never seen a bmw m3 or similar with it done, only seems to be the tosspots in tincarts.

 

[DervePug106]

i know plenty of merc's with cut springs, I've heard if people know wut their doing, its grand, and with 2 coils my springs will sit back into place, yea fair enough with a little more force than designed, but not that much........to be really dangerous?

 

[brendy]

why cut springs that are tempered and have pregressive strengths, cutting them throws them off what they are supposed to be doing, dont be tight and dangerous and buy decent springs, dont forget dampers wernt designed with cut springs in mind either.

get some pics of this load of mercs mate, they must be owned by fools who cannot afford to own them properly.

 

[Pocket_rocket]

totally agree, its dangerous and makes a car handle like feck all, id sooner drive a car thats high as a kite and handles well than something low and rash that cant bloody corner.

on a 106 you only have to buy 2 bloody springs, half price lowering ffs. stop being tight you might die as a result

 

[DervePug106]

they already are lowering springs, a full gmax suspension kit, the rover springs only go down max 40mm drop then its coilovers at 650notes too exp, esp for student lad

 

[Nordonian]

im sure its not just me who has heard of the two coiloverd evo's about with coils cut

 

[brendy]

they already are lowering springs, a full gmax suspension kit, the rover springs only go down max 40mm drop then its coilovers at 650notes too exp, esp for student lad

coffins are more expensive mate! you carry a little too much speed into a corner some day and youll hit a bump and your suspension/brake setup just wont stop you, or else itll throw the car off balance. go for if if you dont believe us, youre only going to be another statistic to us.

 

[DervePug106]

I know lad i understand what your saying to me, just posted this thread up to find out the craic and what people knew about cut springs, so i didnt make a decision on my own....Best to heard other peeps opp.'s too.....cheers for being straight

 

[Lee]

cutting springs, ffs what sort of ****3r does that in the first place!
funny ive never seen a bmw m3 or similar with it done, only seems to be the tosspots in tincarts.

no need for that. The sort of '****3r' that wants to lower their car, cuts their springs
and people with m3's or the like, probably have enuf money to buy coilovers or summit

 

[Lee]

on a 106 you only have to buy 2 bloody springs, half price lowering ffs. stop being tight you might die as a result

okay... why buy springs n all if you don't drive yer car on the road? just cut them like.

 

[brendy]

http://www.itsaplaything.co.uk/contentloadpage2.php?recordID=25

google for cutting suspension springs, noone recommends it mate.

 

[DervePug106]

Googled this:

http://chevyhiperformance.com/techarticles/47055/

 

[brendy]

as much as they do the instructions, they also warn:
"Cutting a stock spring will also increase its rate by roughly 10 percent for each coil removed. Two coils equals a 20-percent increase in spring rate. Despite a higher spring rate from cut coils, the car’s ride qualities will be significantly affected, and the suspension may bottom out because so few coils remain. So you may have a cool-looking ride stance, but now there is little or no suspension travel left to control ride harshness."
remember that page is for big lumbering yank tanks, whos to say they are correct, you can find wrong advice easily, you just need to look in the wrong places.