okay i got my suspension tech. springs installed today, the car looks so much better, i knew that the front would be a little higher than the back, in which it is. i didnt get new struts put on though, im thinking that when i do, i would like to have a coil cut off of the front springs to even out the gap, does anyone know what tool i should use, will shops do it? thanks

 

I used a chain saw when i cut my springs. My chain saw is mad tite though, so unless your chain saw is as tite as mine you better not try it. foh shizzle.

 

don't be stupid. don't do unsafe things. don't cut springs.

 

I doubt his chain saw is as tite as mine, so he couldn't get to cut it anyway.

 

if you just got the springs installed, give them time to settle. I'm sure they will even up after a month or so. Wait a month, and then decided whether or not you want to cut them.

 

Why not just raise the rear alittle? Those rubber spring anti-sag thingys at autozone should work .

 

yup yup.. work great for keeping the springs from bottoming out and wheels from rubbing during auto X too.

 

Thats the best advice on this, unless you make it the safest thing possible, which I dont see how, its not a good idea..

 

I agree, just let the springs settle first, I have seen some really heavy settles with springs, not to mention one side settling lower than the other. I dont think anyone should ever cut springs, it's just not worth the chance.

 

My Maxspeed springs settled lower on one side than the other... what can be done about it?

 

put more weight on the side that didn't settle. it's probably more a factor of weight distribution in the car, not the springs settling incorrectly.

 

you will not pass inspection with cut springs!
Definetly not safe to cut.

 

... put more weight on that side of the car? How should I do that? Put some sandbags in my passenger seat? I can't drive around with stuff in my car all the time.

 

at inspection they do not desymble(sp) your suspension, so how would they know that you cut your springs? why is it considered unsafe b cutting your springs, i could see if you were cutting 3 inches off of your stock springs but whats the harm if you do everything correctly cutting off one inch on 2 springs. my wheels arrive on wednesday so ill put them on wait about a week or 2 and decide if the back or front looks better. i didnt want the big drop that makes my car look ghettoed out like hondas so i might be considering thos blocks or whatever they are that raise the springs for the back.

 

Oh, brother...

Okay, look. Just let your springs settle. I have STs and obviously no sag in the rear. Other people agree. Those who don't aren't looking at the car right, waiting for them to settle, or installed them incorrectly. Yeah, if you're just looking at the top of the wheels, it's going to look like they sag in the rear. That is because the rear wheel wells are lower at the top of thier arch then the fronts. That's normal. The reason you don't see it as easily on the Eibachs is because the drop isn't as low. Give it a couple of weeks, and don't keep your sub box in the trunk during that time (if you have one). Keep all the weight out of your trunk...

 

right, i know exactly what you mean, when i got home from the installation i measured from the ground to the bottom of the car at both points where you would jack the car up, results...same exact height, but when you factor in that yes the wheel wells are not the same height, it does give that apperance that the front is higher than the rear. dont worry i dont have anything in my truck execpt my donut wheel.

 

don't cut them..just heat the coil up..it lowers the springs.

 

that would be the last thing i would do, im not an expert but im sure that the strength and durability of the coil is affected once it has been heated high enough to change shape

 

hmmm good thinking...so cutting a piece of the coil wouldn't be changing the shape of the coil?

 

and one more thing, i did some searching of cutting coils and the reason from what i saw not to cut the coils is in fear that something on the underside of the car will get messed up such as exhaust, b/c of the exteremly lowered stance, but i want you all to realize that if i did decide to cut the coil i would just want an inch off, secondly im not a wanabe race car driver so i have no intentions at all of trying to do some serious cornering so the ride quality is not the biggest factor for me

 

AMEN DanNy

 

I met a guy in Bloomington who did this to his Maxima. Aside from only getting 20K miles MAX out of his tires, and trashing his struts less than a year after he had them replaced, the damn thing rode like crap and ****ed him off to the point of him eventually selling the car because he had trashed nearly every component possible on his suspension. There's more to it than bein low. There's also a reason you pay $150+ for aftermarket springs...

 

to smart *** danny umm no that wouldnt change the shape of the coil or whatever you said. yes it would change the number of coils on the spring but it would not change the shape of it, and to whoever said amen your just as dumb

 

well about the tread life, that all has to do with camber, not becuase of the cars height. i dont get what your trying to say about the price of the springs, the price has to do with marketing and reputation

 

 

Price has to do with research and development, and if you think that you're ever going to have correct camber on a Maxima if you cut the springs you're in for a rude awakening, friend. Trust me. You will actually SAVE money getting some Intrax or Sprints. That way you'll have the drop you want and won't chew up your tires. They don't make full camber kits with all that much adjustment for Maximas.

 

so heating the coils will change the shape of the spring..but cutting the coil to drop one inch won't change the over shape of the spring?

a unladed coil has a X amount of height
heating the coil would reduce (for demo purpose) let's say 1 inch..the coil will contract 1 inch.
now cutting the coil to reduce height 1 inch..the coil will be reduced in height 1 inch.

now brain child, you're saying that cutting won't change the overall shape of the unladed coil? wouldn't you think it'll be shorter by one inch?

yeah i am smart..smart enough NOT to cut springs. dead coils are there to keep your spring in the perch of the strut. u apparently don't give a rats **** about how your car would ride or operate..then please by all means cut the coils on your spring. please don't complain about the ride quality after..or the fact you're chewing through tires every 6 months.

to answer your initial question...get a hack saw...any brand will do it..pick a spot on the coil..and go to town.

thank you drive thru.

 

well some engineer designed the spring and the metal content of the spring for people to operate their cars safely (R&D). this guys gets a paycheck...the guy who melts the metal gets a paycheck..the QA department gets a paycheck...even the guy packing the springs making sure it's perfect and it's safe for your car gets a paycheck.
marketing is part of the price..but it's not the whole price of the springs.

 

Like I said...



We were trying to inform you of the consequences of doing this, but fact of the matter is we tell someone this same crap about cutting springs once or twice every two weeks and after a while... well, whoever said "there are no dumb questions" didn't get out much.

 

i got sprint springs!! I do kind of understand why our gen maximas only get 1.75 in drop!! Here in wi the roads are very bad. the bottom of my car has been scrap many times very badly. But what i als dont understand is why the front sits very high from the rear. i look at other maxima owners ride and their fronts are very low compare to mine. I've had mine for about 2-3 months now. And i have about a 2+ in gap still. The rear is fine but the front....still very high. The reason i say this is because i got a stillen kit also. I've compared my car w/ stilen kit to another max w/ a stillen kit...and the front stillen lip goes a lot lower than mine. So im just confused about this whole drop thing!!!

 

man you **** me off, read what im saying. when you heat a coil, you compress it, meaning if there was a 1 inch gap inbetween 2 coils, now there would only be .25 inch gap. get what im saying? so no, cutting the coil WILL NOT chage the shape of the spring. #2 okay your smart enough to not cut a coil but you ARE smart enough reccomend heating them? man you need to get your sh*t strait.

 

haaahaa..u know that was a joke..notice the big grin at the end of the 1st post. because if you're going to cut them...let's see if you're going to heat them.

like i said...do what you like. it's your car..u asked HOW to cut them..i told u how. now go cut your springs and don't complain about the ride quality.

 

Spring cutting. Not recommended but people do it anyway. I wouldn't but I'm not everyone. Good luck and don't say we all didn't warn you.