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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:00 PM
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spring popping off???

i was going to cut one coil from each of my front eibach springs....i have a 2001 maxima...when i went to get it done the guy told me he would do it but im taking a risk of the spring popping out.....or coming loose....is that possible? ..do ground control coilovers suck,......can ANYONE describe how bumpy they are?...would kyb's make the ride better?
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:15 PM
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dont cut your springs......your ride quality will suck
Old Apr 12, 2002 | 10:54 PM
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Yeah, if you cut too much off the spring you can have seating problems if your suspension is fully unloaded. This could happen if you're driving fast and hit a hill, crest or large bump. The spring obviously won't pop off because of the strut rod.

On one of my previous cars I cut too many coils off the stock coils and I had to always to re-seat the front spring after the vehicle was on a lift. Back in my young and naive days...

I wouldn't cut any off Eibachs because in my opinion you would ruin them. If you're going to cut any springs, try it with your stock ones.
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