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Old 11-20-2001, 08:06 PM
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ok...i know that this sounds really ghetto...but the springs and shocks that i have in the eg that im getting are shot...so my friend is giving me his gsr shocks and springs for now till i get my tanabes...if i wanted a little drop how would i proceed in cutting the springs? please help!! how would i do it?? and how many inches??
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anyone????
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tsk tsk tsk...

plz dont go there.
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Old 11-20-2001, 09:13 PM
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Default Re: ghetto drop! (DeceitfulCivic)

are gsr srpings lower?? or will it look even higher than normal because the eg is lighter??? i wont cut the springs...unless it makes the car look like a truck...
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Default Re: ghetto drop! (hydroflip)

I've heard of people heating the springs instead of cutting them. I knew a guy with a Golf and he used a torch on his springs. The intense heat weakens the spring for a bit, then he clamped a couple layers together and when it cooled, the spring was shorter. It was soooooooo ghetto.
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Default Re: ghetto drop! (Guardson3r3)

I have said this before, and I mean it.


Cut your springs, and you are no longer allowed to post here. riceboy.
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thats like Ghetto-Tech!
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You say your cutting them using stock GSR's until you get your Tanabe shocks/struts? or are you also getting springs? Why not just wait. Don't cut your springs especially if your unsure how much to cut. When you cut your springs you count the rings on the coil not the inches. Either way DON'T do it. Your car's going to be sitting on the floor and next thing you know it you have a cracked oil pan or transmission housing.............
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Default Re: ghetto drop! (JunCivic Hatch)

Whatever you do, don't cut your springs. Just wait. It's not a crime to be with a wheel gap. Besides you're going to feel like an idiot when your riding around town with blown shocks, and a car for a pogo stick. Take my advise, WAIT, and do it right. Driving with a messed up suspension is not only stupid, it's also very dangerous.
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Default Re: ghetto drop! (VTECHatch)

aiight....thanks guys...ill stick with the gsr springs not cut...is it gonna be raised looking?
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hhaha, fred, guess ur not cutting my springs....springs and shocks on sale 60bucks shipped gsr 70k miles on em
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Cut your springs, and you are no longer allowed to post here. riceboy.
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Default Re: ghetto drop! (AshlandSi)

u dont need to cut springs to drop yur car, just go and buy some bags of cement and put them in yur car, they are fully adjustable.... more bags= lower, less bags=higher. hahaha

man just learn to be patient, dont be stupid
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