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Eibach Pro Kit: Safe to cut 1/2 a coil?

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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 01:19 AM
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Eibach Pro Kit: Safe to cut 1/2 a coil?

I want to lower the car even more than is performance wise necessary (because i'm half ricer).

Would cutting half a coil off the springs be ok?

Again, its an eibach pro kit.

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Geoff
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 01:33 AM
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Only if it has dead wound coils.
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 01:51 AM
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Yeah i just talked to the guy i'm buying tghem from, it has a full dead coil. So i'm ogin gto cut it off to please my ricer half.
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 02:53 AM
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dont...................
cutting a spring changes alot of things. the total spring geometry the metalergy itself. if you want to lower your car more do it right and get some coil over sleves or something dont do it half ***....
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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passion, that type has dead wound coils so you can cut them down to get the cornerweighting right, or in this case, ride height. As long as he doesnt cut the load part of the spring, he'll be fine.
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