View Full Version : How many coils cut to go this low? Yeah, I'm a cheap bastard. [Pic Inside]
nickskater09
02-01-2012, 10:46 PM
Ride quality doesn't bother me plus I'm saving for new struts and springs so I might as well have fun with the old setup. I threw this Photoshop together (haven't painted the wheels white yet) and I'm curious as to how many coils would have to be cut to achieve this height?
Stock:
http://i.imgur.com/tgOujl.jpg
Where I'd like to be:
http://i.imgur.com/cHDq3l.jpg
I don't want to hear the whole "don't cut your springs" bullshit because I already know the scenario. I'm just looking for an answer.
oHSo EuRo
02-02-2012, 01:03 PM
Do yourself a favor and just don't cut the springs. Besides nobody will be able to tell you how many coils to cut and you can't cut progressive springs. Not sure if the rears of the e30 are the same a e36. But almost positive you can't cut progressive springs.
FunfGang
02-02-2012, 06:54 PM
Runningpanda on here only had 2 coils all around on his e28, stock suspension. Got Splits? Now has the car.
nickskater09
02-02-2012, 08:20 PM
Do yourself a favor and just don't cut the springs. Besides nobody will be able to tell you how many coils to cut and you can't cut progressive springs. Not sure if the rears of the e30 are the same a e36. But almost positive you can't cut progressive springs.
It's neither an e30 or e36 so how is that relevant..? There's a lot of guys with this car that run cut springs just fine. I know I can cut them and like I said, I don't want to hear the bullshit about why I shouldn't. I just don't care.
nickskater09
02-02-2012, 08:34 PM
Runningpanda on here only had 2 coils all around on his e28, stock suspension. Got Splits? Now has the car.
His is a tad low for my tastes (and roads :rofl) so I might go with 1 or 1 and a half.
It's neither an e30 or e36 so how is that relevant..? There's a lot of guys with this car that run cut springs just fine. I know I can cut them and like I said, I don't want to hear the bullshit about why I shouldn't. I just don't care.
His is a tad low for my tastes (and roads :rofl) so I might go with 1 or 1 and a half.
Sooo let me get this right... you don't care about anyone opinions but you want our opinion about how much you should cut... but you don't want to cut too much because your roads are shitty and you don't want to lower it too much because you don't care about anything.
Why not just start cutting and cut off a coil, then another coil, then another coil until you've hacked up the whole spring into individual coils at which point you'll be forced to by some proper suspension
Well I do not know about this model, but on cars that will accept cut springs (they are out there) your best bet (its a pain but its worth it) is take an afternoon, and cut a half coil at a time, install, lower the car down and see where its at. It is deff worth it if you are looking for a specific height
kaidotech
02-02-2012, 11:55 PM
Sooo let me get this right... you don't care about anyone opinions but you want our opinion about how much you should cut... but you don't want to cut too much because your roads are shitty and you don't want to lower it too much because you don't care about anything.
Why not just start cutting and cut off a coil, then another coil, then another coil until you've hacked up the whole spring into individual coils at which point you'll be forced to by some proper suspension
http://catholicgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nihilism1ex3.jpg
nickskater09
02-03-2012, 06:27 AM
Sooo let me get this right... you don't care about anyone opinions but you want our opinion about how much you should cut... but you don't want to cut too much because your roads are shitty and you don't want to lower it too much because you don't care about anything.
Why not just start cutting and cut off a coil, then another coil, then another coil until you've hacked up the whole spring into individual coils at which point you'll be forced to by some proper suspension
I'm not asking how much as an opinion, I'm asking if anyone knows how many to get this general ride height.
nickskater09
02-03-2012, 06:27 AM
Well I do not know about this model, but on cars that will accept cut springs (they are out there) your best bet (its a pain but its worth it) is take an afternoon, and cut a half coil at a time, install, lower the car down and see where its at. It is deff worth it if you are looking for a specific height
Thank you, that's probably what'll end up happening.
No problem man! I know how frustrating it can be to get a good straight answer about stuff like this......
DragginWagonII
02-24-2012, 06:51 PM
2 in the rear, 3 up front. Stick ya head under there with a tape measure and the car on the ground, measure how much of a gap there is between coils. Cut accordingly.
E28stoff
02-26-2012, 11:08 PM
i started with 2 all around, rode a little stiffer than stock, overall pretty good.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indpixma/6773444922/" title="X2 by INdPixma, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6773444922_23ab397365.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="X2"></a>
then went to a total of -3 in the front and 3 1/2 in the back. rode good. until the front shocks blew (but i have a plan)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indpixma/6908007337/" title="Picture 505 by INdPixma, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6908007337_44b8b25543.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Picture 505"></a>
still very reasonable
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indpixma/6908009271/" title="Picture 517 by INdPixma, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6908009271_530c116a05.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Picture 517"></a>
excuse the winter mode in the pics. Im currently rigging up some coilover sleeves front and rear for cheap, with g60 rado shocks up front.
nickskater09
02-28-2012, 09:26 AM
I've decided to buy a good set of lowering springs for daily use, then take the stock springs and cut them as low as (reasonably) possible for shows and fun. Whenever I've got a show or meet weekend coming up, just throw on the low lows. Anybody think this is a good or bad idea from a mechanical standpoint?
Funtington
04-08-2012, 01:56 AM
cut 3.5 in the front, and remove your bumpstops.
and cut the rear spring in half with no bumpstops.
do it, you won't.
GS|works
04-09-2012, 03:22 AM
Nice blown shocks.
TonyG
04-09-2012, 07:31 AM
I've decided to buy a good set of lowering springs for daily use, then take the stock springs and cut them as low as (reasonably) possible for shows and fun. Whenever I've got a show or meet weekend coming up, just throw on the low lows. Anybody think this is a good or bad idea from a mechanical standpoint?
Wait, so you want to throw the stock springs back on for shows?
good luck with that. Its gonna be such a pain in the ass to change springs just for a show. Plus your alignment is gonna be way off every time to swap them out. Its kind of impractical doing that. I suggest just do it proper and just get an adjustable suspension. Its gonna save you so many headaches. besides if you get lowering springs, dont you think you should get shocks too? Your stock ones WILL blow since they will always be compressed more and have less travel with the lowering, unless youre gonna shorten them too.
I know you want the stance badly cause it was killing me too, but i decided to wait and get some coils so I dont end up spending money on something that would take me steps back.
What part of ATL do you live in anyway? Ive seen you at C&O a few times. Im riding on JOM coils on my e30 and im sitting lower than you want to be at. I havent had any problems. Sure I scrape on speed bumps every now and then, but thats it. no problems. Im actually thinking about adjusting them even lower.
Jesus Christ
04-10-2012, 11:12 AM
Runningpanda on here only had 2 coils all around on his e28, stock suspension. Got Splits? Now has the car.
every time it's brought up it has less and less coils.
i remember it being 4. then 3, now its 2, but now it's bagged :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
Funtington
04-10-2012, 12:08 PM
Wait, so you want to throw the stock springs back on for shows?
good luck with that. Its gonna be such a pain in the ass to change springs just for a show..
Takes me like 20 minutes, to swap out springs.... thats with jacking the car up.
raise car air gun top strut nut push down on knuckle pull spring out new one in...:alright
cut springs is awesome! I like my new shortened rabbit set up to, but for the price, cut springs is the buisness.
bobbyjones
04-10-2012, 02:53 PM
On a side note i watched a video on vimeo were a guy is talking about his suspension, which was a cut coil out of someother pos and pepboys spacers for a pick up truck. at first i was like holy hell, then i was like if thats what makes him happy, fuck it. i don't have to drive it and it does look good in pictures.
be a game changer take the springs out ride around with your shocks bottomed out, like a boss.
TonyG
04-10-2012, 07:18 PM
Takes me like 20 minutes, to swap out springs.... thats with jacking the car up.
raise car air gun top strut nut push down on knuckle pull spring out new one in...:alright
cut springs is awesome! I like my new shortened rabbit set up to, but for the price, cut springs is the buisness.
I guess im too lazy and decided to go with coils ;)
Donjuan45i
05-09-2012, 03:29 PM
On a side note i watched a video on vimeo were a guy is talking about his suspension, which was a cut coil out of someother pos and pepboys spacers for a pick up truck. at first i was like holy hell, then i was like if thats what makes him happy, fuck it. i don't have to drive it and it does look good in pictures.
be a game changer take the springs out ride around with your shocks bottomed out, like a boss.
This! You would be infamous. Ill send you my spare stanceworks lp frame :alright
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