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Is anyone familiar with this product? My intent would be to use it on the front coil springs to compress them by ½ to perhaps ¾ of an inch. Although I expect this to firm the front suspension slightly, I would like to preserve as much of the original comfort level as possible. Do any suspension experts out there have reason to think this may damage a coil spring? Thanks

 

Unfortunetly this is NOT the way you want to lower your front end.

First of all our springs are already very close to each other and there isn't very many turns...so you would have to remove the strut to get those puppies in. Next it's going to REALLY stiffen/raise your spring rate a lot resulting in a big suspension inbalance, poor handling, and compromised ride quality. They will bind up and be very noisy. They will also eventually ruin your springs. To say you would hate it is a understatement.

I suggest waiting for someone to sell thier used lowering springs if cost cutting is what you're after. Speaking of cutting...even cutting 3/4 of a turn off your springs is a better option than the compressors and cheaper.

Needless to say, don't do it!

 

I agree with coolmax05. Dont cut springs, just get Progress springs. They are cheap enough and work great.

 

ppl are selling sprins on here all the time;...goto the 6th gen for sale side... you can find em for like 140 shipped or even less used

GOOD LUCK friend ... but dont cut them

 

When you hit a large bump, the struts compress all the way down and the coils nearly touch. Unless you install these adjusters tight enough to bind two loops together, they will slowly slide down to the bottom each time the coils compress and thus becoming useless. Binding two coils together with this adjuster will force them to bend repeatedly at that point and could eventually cause one loop to break. I have to say no, don't buy.