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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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do cut springs ruin your suspension? i hear it ride smoother then aftermarket springs.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xlusiveracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do cut springs ruin your suspension? i hear it ride smoother then aftermarket springs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Try it and find out

Seriously, don't cut your springs. just spend 100 bucks and pick up a set of used springs.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:23 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d357r0y &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Try it and find out

Seriously, don't cut your springs. just spend 100 bucks and pick up a set of used springs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I couldn't agree more. Cut springs are bouncy and potentially dangerous.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xlusiveracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do cut springs ruin your suspension? i hear it ride smoother then aftermarket springs.</TD></TR></TABLE>
You would be better just getting a cheap set of coilovers.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Cut springs or heated springs are perfect as long as you dont plan on driving the car..
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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There is more to it than just a simple yes or no...Of course I say do not do, but that does not mean it has not been done with some success. Avoiding a bouncy ride or a stiff ride depends on the match between your springs and your shocks. I would be careful when you hear to just buy a cheap set of anything. If the rate of the spring is too high for your shocks to absorb you will get a bouncy feeling. In some cases a cut spring will still be soft enough for the stock shock to handle and you do not get a bouncy feeling. But there is not formulas to follow with this you do risk have a rough ride and a potentially dangerous set up. If you cut your spring to go too extreme but the best advise it to just buy a used set of springs for $50-$100
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 11:43 AM
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Dude, dont cut em' It does help this handling of your car. I had a 92 lx that was dumped. Sadly yes i cut the springs. it was cool for about a minute. until it was bouncing all over hell and back. Its not a fun ride. if you cant afford to do it right then you dont deserve to do it i think. THat is why i cut my on my first honda. I learned my mistake!
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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Co'mon man... this is 2005 not like back in the 90s. Just go buy a set of springs and get it over with...
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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AK, thats like arkansas right??

no wonder...
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">AK, thats like arkansas right??

no wonder... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ha ha..good one numb nuts! AK = AlasKa
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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lol even worse!
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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so your hating on me becuase i live in Alaska?
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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I would get some coil overs if I was you...
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xlusiveracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so your hating on me becuase i live in Alaska? </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol. nah kid. its just that your question was kinda out of the 90's. and its funny since trends usually happen in the west coast then migrate to the east and then dumb rednecks in the midwest catch on like 5 years later (ie. "altezza" taillights), so the theory is even worse that youre up in alaska.

anyway. dont bother cutting your springs. just get eibach pro kits. its a good step up from stock.
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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ewww, altezza's... hahaha
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Old Jun 26, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Spend 150 bucks on some springs.
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Old Jun 26, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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dont do it
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