4doorB18Bcivic

I know its not the best way to go, but i have an option to get these springs very cheap and my car needs a drop big time, so i was thinking of cutting some oem integra springs and using some integra shocks.

Has anyone done this before, i have heard that it is actually very comfotable and not that bad either.....

moondoggy

why do you need to drop your car in a hurry???

save up and buy some springs and shocks

4doorB18Bcivic

Thats the thing money is a problem and after checking things out i heard this solution would be the best for me.

Juat curious if anyone has heard of or done this to their rides??

moondoggy

i'm sure it's been done before, but its probably bad for your car too (at least in the long run)

how much are you buying those cut stock springs for?

civictypenos

everyone will tell you its not the way to do it,BUT,in my own personal experaince.....i did cut my factory civic springs and they were fine,i didnt notice much of a change at all.the only time i noticed a difference was going over those roads that are like a rollercoaster with lots of bumps.in dialy driving i did not notice anything bad.i now have coilovers though.

4doorB18Bcivic

as of now they are not cut, but i will get the springs and shocks for like 100$-150$ canadian.

moondoggy

i got some shitty coils for $140 cdn.......brand new.....i think i'm going to wear them for a year and throw them out

4doorB18Bcivic

well right now my shocks are dead so i would need shocks too, thats why this deal seems alright for a temporary fix, the springs and shocks will be pretty much brand new.

So they should last me till at least next summer if not, then the one after.

moondoggy

i guess it's alright if you take it easy driving it

isotopesope

why does your car need a drop "bigtime"? what are your reasons it needs a drop? it sounds like you are more concerned with looks rather than performance. just save up and do it right; buy real lowering springs and shocks. if you're going to half *** it, i think it would be better to buy lowering springs and put them on your stock shocks. either way, i think you should do it right the first time and not surrender to fashion.

rodrez.

If you're going to do it, don't slam it. You'll make the car super bouncy and possibly lose control.

sshaikh01

go ahead and do it.
speaking from personal experience

Apex i ITR

Suspension techniques are 80 bux USDM....tell me you can afford that?!!!????!!!????

Anyone who says cut springs are okay obviously hasn't ridden in a car with okay lowering springs and @ stock struts.

95IntegraGSRAZ

Cut your springs? you have to be kidding, lowering springs are REALLY cheap, look on eBay......they are like 50-100 for coilovers

civictypenos

cutting springs = free,im not saying it is the way to go ,but,i HAVE been there and done that,it really is no that bad at all,not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.

ricerocket2nv

why cut your springs? Dont be ghetto, go out and get some decend springs. Besides I have seen cars after they cut their springs, looks like all time hydros, I mean the car is like always bouncing around, not a great performance idea

typeR#0427

Please don't cut the springs. It messes the spring rate up, the car will ride like ***, it is unsafe and looks rediculous while you bounce down the road. Be patient. Look in the classifieds or e-bay. Don't mess a perfectly good car up. Please.

JasonBlackEJ1

do NOT cut ur springs. ur car will ride like ****. just wait. u dont HAVE to lower ur car, do u? nobody has to do anything to their cars. if ur gonna do something to it, u might as well do it right and get springs or coilovers or something. just dont lower it by cutting it.

Steve Berman

ive owned like, 18 hondas in the last 5 years, 4 of them I cut the springs. Just dont cut to much. And, start saving for springs

civictypenos

most people telling you not to cut them has probably never even been in a car with cut springs.they are not nearly as bad as people make them out to be,i would not keep it that way for long,bnut if you just want a lowered look then go for it,dont cut them in half or anything,justa take off a few inches.my car did not bounce like it was on hydrolics,it was barely noticable from stock riding.in the mean time,save and buy some coilovers.

dohcsiguy

Why bother buying new springs just to cut them , get a good set of shocks and skip cutting anything. Whats your budget? There have got to be other options for what you have to spend.

Pengo

right, but then what happens when ur ghetto cut springs cause ur shocks to blow out? now u've paid for ur "cheap" solution and need springs and shocks all over again. wait till u can afford to get it done right.

Apex i ITR

I've been in a car with cut springs.

They only people who cut springs are doing it for looks because if you knwo how to drive performance wise cut springs won't work plain and simple.

So if you are doing it for looks then its your perogative. If you also want performance then that is not the way to go.

4doorB18Bcivic

Yes i may be doing it for looks, cause i dont hit the track every other weekend, the onyl tracking my car will be doing is a few drags during the season, so thats why i figure cut springs are decent for me. i have heard someone who put cut teg springs on a civic and they are suposedly pretty good because of the weight difference of the 2 cars.

Thanks alot for all your points of views, and as for the shocks blowing i dont plan on dropping the car to the floor, most likely a small drop of 1.5 inches if i can cut that precise.

Thanks again for all your constructive citicism.



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Apex i ITR

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