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DRT acura 04-20-2005 08:45 AM

Making lowering springs
 
So here's what i'm thinking

Topic-Making lowering springs
I know NEVER CUT YOUR SPRINGS!! :mad:
As i was thinking about the many reasons for this. And my favorite is that the spring's end is closed or shaped so i wont rotate or hop out of the perch.
So there for the best place to cut them is in the middle. :D

That said i had thought maybe if you compress the spring and then heat it to change the high just like bending pipe? :confused:

Let me know what you think

2qwik2nv 04-20-2005 08:58 AM

i don't think it would be that easy, and you would need to be very exacting with temp/heat control for all 4 springs. It may work, but there is a very good chance that the springs could crack under load once put back on the car. I wouldn't do it. Invest in a decent set of springs and you'll be more then happy especially if you are thinking of AutoXing this year. The corning loads are much greater then those on the street.

JEFFOS69 04-20-2005 01:55 PM

You should never heat a spring it changed the springs properties and you have no idea/control of the properties the spring is going to take also you will not be heating the entire spring uniformly - youre better off just cutting the springs than applying any kind of heat to them

WildoutWhiteGSR 04-20-2005 06:03 PM

The costs of used springs is so cheap now that it's not even worth it.

Dan BRO 04-21-2005 12:23 AM

Dumb idea.... especially to do it to an integra..... I had a friend that did that to a set of eibach springs, and the car for the first week was fine, but then one side caved in, and the car was sitting uneven.

your better of going to pacific mall, buying a set for cheap, or checking out public msg boards.

FuzzyLS BRO 04-22-2005 01:48 PM

heating a spring is almost as bad as cutting it, by heating the middle, the tension of the spring is reduced at that middle point, then you hit a bump and it cracks. guy, you can pick up a set of tomm motorsports coilovers for like $180 cash.

Buff4Prez Yo 04-25-2005 01:37 AM

the cheapest way is buy coilovers from ebay. cutting or heating springs = danger

DRT acura 04-25-2005 08:14 AM

It was just a thought I allready have coilovers

RED GSR 92 04-26-2005 10:09 PM

Actually there is a place in Scarboro that makes springs for cars and they can doit for you. I have the name some where.
they want 50 $ per spring

devingodard 03-24-2013 08:00 PM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
place in Newmarket sells hyperco eibalch and one more 80$ a spring I bought hypercos for my old civic and they were great. I think they do progressive and linear not 100% on that though

holung 03-25-2013 12:54 AM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
That was posted 8 year ago I think he figured it out already lol

devingodard 03-25-2013 07:38 AM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
Lol didnt read the date my bad

Imp303 03-25-2013 10:01 AM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
Wow taking bout a thread 8 years old this topic should have did like the concept of cutting springs what a bad idea ahhahaha

Imp303 03-25-2013 10:09 AM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
Talking*

Imp303 03-25-2013 10:10 AM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
Should have died* f$&king auto correct

tegracer2g 05-08-2013 11:18 AM

Re: Making lowering springs
 
This sounds like a crazy idea buddy


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