Before I ask my question, yes I understand this is a very hackjob and half assed way of lowering a car. But Im not looking to go terribly low just need a little drop in the rear.

I installed some new struts in the rear along with a rear lowering spring from a B13 SE-R by Megan Racing my friend had laying around. I know, i know. It was free and I figrured I'd give it a shot for free. It dropped the rear about 2 inches or so havent measured it after it settled. But I have some rubbing on compression and I do not want to roll the fenders just yet.

Anyone had experience cutting the rear springs? How much would I have to cut to get a decent 2" drop in the rear?

Thank you, please dont flame me. Its my beater and I need it to look decent with the hammers. I will dedicate a post to the front coilover conversion I did. =D

 

Probably 1 coil would do it. You could always cut a half a coil first and see how it looks.

Tein S-techs are basically cut springs anyway. You are probably gonna blow your new struts if you lower it too much.

 

Anyone else have any input before I start chopping away. I only wanna remove the rear struts one more time. Its an annoying setup to do. lol

 

Why chop the springs, when there have been kits available for the car? I used to have ST springs and when I converted to 3rd gen 5-lug setup, I was running 3rd gen Eibach's (see sig). The ST lower was modest, not overly aggressive, but got rid of the 4x4 look.

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Im not looking to dump more funds into the car. Im trying to keep everything budget oriented. I dont mind the slightly bouncey car once its stiffer. It'll be better than the car jumping everywhere as I was used to. I would be fine with chopping enough in the rear to get a 1.5" drop. I would buy springs if I was keeping the car, and could afford to dump the money into my daily like that.