erik02

so im about to buy some new lowering springs for my car buti just couldnt wait, i read how many ppl said not to cut ur springs and stuff but im 18 and im thick headed, oh well, so i cut them and OMG i cant wait to get the lowering springs and some rims , its so beautiful , ill post pictures soon as it stops raining if anyone cares to see

rx7 FC TII

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ya i wouldnt mind seein some pics

snowball

cut springs *shudder*

Street_Knight

shudder is right...............
Take the pics while it rains......nice effect

RETed

I guess you're rich, cause you'll be replacing your rear tires every month or so...
...or you're going to crash due to the unsafe tire wear.


-Ted

Madrx7racer

oy..........way to **** up your handling..........but at least you look cool now!!!!!!!!!!

MaczPayne

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^does he know teal is the color of sarcasm?

Madrx7racer

he does now.

drago86

Maybe he intends to but the induvidual rear camber ajusters, front camber plates and front roll center blocks to fix it all?

erik02

well my rims and tires as well as lowering springs will be here in about a week , so tires will be replaced, the drive to work is a 35 al lthe way there, dont have to worry about unsafe hadnling to much i dont think. and springs are only like this temporaly , just couldnt wait to see what it would look like.

simoncbrr1

so why are you making us wait?

Yellow '79

where are the pics?

erik02

im at work now

erik02

erik02

oh and other then the basics, like oil , filters etc. anything i need to pay close attention to as far as maintanence? ive done all of the normal stuff.

Alex Rodriguez

iTrader: (137)

bro your car looks stock as hell and basic at that why cut the springs if its mods you want to do it would be wheels first make the car stand out ...those damn wheels just look wrong ...mazda screw it on that one

erik02

wheels are in the mail , well on a plane somewhere i suppose

Madrx7racer

ummmmm............what maintenance have you done so far?
what are your other mods?
How much did you spend on rims?

erik02

oil, air filters, fuel filter, spark plugs , wires. thats all i believe.
these are the same rims i bought , 17" Motegi DP6
500 dollars

NZConvertible

Rapid tire wear and unsafe handling are caused by excessive lowering, not cut springs. You could mess up the car just as badly with mega-expensive adjustable coil-overs if you lower it too much.

Not that I'm recommending any do it, but saying "cut springs will ruin you handling" is just like saying "fitting a bigger exhaust will blow up your engine"; both are very inaccurate statements.

RETed

So you're saying that "cut springs" is not the same thing as "excessive lowering"?


-Ted

NZConvertible

Of course it's not the same, that's a ridiculous leap of logic. I lowered my HB Cosmo 20mm by cutting the springs. How is this excessive when it's the same or less than aftermarket springs and a lot less than is possible with adjustable platforms?

RETed

How do you cut down the front springs that our wound progressively?


-Ted

drago86

aftermarket springs have increased spring rates to keep the car/suspension from bottoming out usually

NZConvertible

I wouldn't.

Cutting a spring increases it's effective spring rate, but that's beside the point. Any excessively lowered suspension can bottom out no matter how you do it.

All the negative points being raised relate to cutting too much out of the spring. Pretty obvious...