I know this has been posted about before, but I'm having a very difficult time finding it.

Can stock springs be successfully cut down?

I plan on putting Tokicos on in 2 weeks, only the front for now, as it's all I can afford. I want my car (which is now stock height) to be about 1" lower. Is it a good idea to do this? All the springs that I see are about 1.5" to 1.75" lower than stock, which might be a little too low anyways, due to the endless feet of snow we get here in MN each year. And I can't afford springs as well as struts, even though it is the ideal time to do so. Any advise would be very much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

cutting springs is a no no!!!! to be honest i dont think you will have much of a problem if you go with eibachs wich is like a 1.5 drop, its not as much as it seems especially if you dont have rims......

 

Maxse91 is absolutely right. I would never cut down springs. I occasionally autocross my car and wouldn't dream of anything other than a top-notch suspension component. Eibach's Pro Kit springs drop the car just about an inch. I also have a Stillen body kit and have no problems even in Pennsylvania snow. Save your pennies and do it right the first time.

 

Cut springs will ride terribly. The upper portion of the spring travel is not there, so you will hit the bump stops on every significant bump in the road. A 1.5" drop with Eibach springs will give you a ride height equal to most sports cars out there, plus it will ride and perform light years beyond cut springs. Just think - a C5 Corvette has about 3" under the front air dam, so you should be fine with a 1.5" drop.

 

when you cut your springs you lose stability and the over all strength of the springs. not a good idea, not very safe, and the ride quality is crap. and if they are not cut straight, your tires will wear our alot quicker.

 

dude, your ride hieght goes up with rims, what are you talking about? it's more of a drop with 15" rims. maybe you meant something else.

 

Actually, if you get the proper sized tires with up-sized wheels your ride height and tire height should theoretically stay almost exactly the same. It shouldn't go more than 1/2" in tire height or 1/4" in ride height either way.

 

what? huh? when you increase your wheel diameter, you should lower the profile in your tires, so unless your rims are too big to do that, your total diameter should be the same as it originally was. I mean, obviously when you get into 17's and 18's your total diameter is going to be larger, but going to like a 16 with a smaller profile the tire should keep the same diameter, so if you lower your ride, as long as you have the "proper" sized tires on your rims, it will look lower.

 

I had cut springs which dropped my car about 2-3 inches, with stock struts and springs. i got tokico/intrax last spring and one of the struts ended up being bad, i took them back the place replaced them for free. and im starting to have the same problem, and they just got replaced about a month or two ago. ever since i cut my springs there has always been something wrong with my suspension. so i HIGHLY dont recommend it, if your going to be driving the car daily.