I had nothing to do at work, and wanted to see the nose come down on my 83. Put it on the lift and cut one coil off the top, while still on the car. Pretty easy with a cutoff wheel. When I lowered it back down, it looked pretty good. The front was even with the back and it still rode pretty good. But I wasnt satisfied. So I took off another coil. I knew right when I made the cut it was too much. Lowered it back down and cussed. NO TRAVEL. Looks good tho. Front wheels are 1/2 inch under the fenders. Rides like a honda. HAHA. Boing boing. HAHAH. But its cool. I have a 84 with an LSD thats going into the 83. Just have to do the front also.

Lesson here: DONT CUT YOUR SPRINGS. Buy them.

 

There's almost no travel with the springs at stock ride height.

Damned near 5-6 inches of droop travel, though.

- Pete (which is *why* I'm not at stock ride height...)

 

I like how my car sits with ST springs. They ride real smooth too. If it was a track car I'd want a lot stiffer springs, but it handles good with these.

If you want I could send you my used struts/springs for $20+shipping. If noone wants them they're going in the trash with a bunch of other parts.

 

I cut 4 coils yo! it rocks!!!

 

^^^^ HOLY ****...that can't be good!

 

ahhaha only max would do sumtin like that

 

that's a nice drop max

 

 

Ah yes, the GSL-SE on its way to being "fully customized"....

 

You think thats low? wait till I get the low profile 13's on them rims! bling yo, bling bling!

 

cut it here and no more evva

 

i cut the springs on my old FB, but i only cut one coil off the rear and bought the RB front lowering kit...damn, that rx is low!! do the front wheels even turn??

 

Did that photo inspire the artwork in your avatar?

 

Max--------->

 

guys, don't you know cutting springs is for FOOLS??? Want to go lower? Buy the right springs! In europe you won't pass any inspections with cut off springs! It's just not safe/good. RB springs aren't expensive at all, so just get a set.

 

It's easy to slam a car that low when it's an empty shell and some "******" tucks some tires under it for a photo-op

Like the time I was helping someone replace the engine in his GXL and we took a pic of one of us holding the engine up (only had the driver's side motor mount installed) and the other one of us holding a TII exhaust manifold and turbo up to the engine. The number of people who thought it was a "real" pic was hilarious. (Hint: There is no way on this world or any other that you can just bolt-up a TII turbo setup to an N/A engine... negative clearance between the turbo and the intake manifold)

 

holy camber.... knew something was up when the rear had so much negative camber...unless you spent the time to put in IRS in it....

 

Max7 thats hella funny

 

The ultimate in independent suspension is when the wheels aren't even attached to the car!

 

I took all the extra coils I had and welded them together to make me a winter beater....

 

^does anyone know where/whos this pic is. cuz my friend saw a lifted FB on a trip in TN. He said iut was brown though

 

I've put better front springs on it since this pic was taken... it doesn't sit so low in the front anymore.