Home | Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
Social Groups |
Registered
Members: 13,515 | Total Threads: 40,056 | Total Posts: 470,823 Currently Active Users: 668 (22 members and 646 guests) Welcome to our newest member, agucuxiso |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
20-06-08, 12:49 PM | #1 | |
Grown up member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Clevedon, North Somerset
Posts: 293
|
Cutting springs.....?
Whats the opinion on here about cutting your springs for a spot of lowering?
I don't want much of a drop and i don't want to pay £100 for a set of springs. |
|
20-06-08, 01:09 PM | #2 |
Ex Member
Classic Audi Club Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 5,565
|
Bad idea full stop.
Itll mean theres a possibility of the dampers bottoming out inside the strut for one thing. For another itll mean a mismatched rate between the damper and spring, and for yet another itll mean the possibility of the springs not being clamped tightly between the platforms, so they could jump out of location if you hit a pothole, kerb, or the car goes light like travelling over a humback bridge. Yet another problem will be an effective increase in spring rates as a shorter spring has less compliance. Also youre going to have a negative camber increase and youll need some method of readjusting that. My advice- do the job right, do it once and with parts designed for the job, itll handle better, work better and wont have any particularly dodgy side effects like those mentioned. |
20-06-08, 02:14 PM | #3 |
4 Ring Mafia
Classic Audi Club Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire!
Posts: 28,215
|
or buy a set of 45mm lowering springs from me!
safer! |
20-06-08, 02:25 PM | #4 |
Grown up member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Clevedon, North Somerset
Posts: 293
|
Ow much....?
|
20-06-08, 03:39 PM | #5 |
Grown up member
Classic Audi Club Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Chester
Posts: 781
|
|
20-06-08, 04:53 PM | #6 |
4 Ring Mafia
Classic Audi Club Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire!
Posts: 28,215
|
what I paid, £45 plus postage.
|
20-06-08, 06:04 PM | #7 |
Grown up member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Canterbury, Kent
Posts: 98
|
i chopped the springs on the girlfriends fiat it's down 2"s and handles exactly the same as it did before, no knocking, similar amount of body roll, handles pot holes the same as any other tin can fiat. i shorterned the bumpstops as well though
|
20-06-08, 06:21 PM | #8 | |
quattro hussie!!
Classic Audi Club Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: doin' it on all fours!!
Posts: 5,993
|
Quote:
Don't even try, you may find out your insurance becomes invalid Do the job properly and get some lowering ones
__________________
Mystic blue m3 ghay hairdresser mobile 4 sheds 1 shopping trolley Gti RS6 ...my baby |
|
20-06-08, 07:21 PM | #9 |
Moderator
Classic Audi Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Deepest darkest Shropshire
Posts: 5,077
|
As Moomin states it will probably be ok for 99.9% of the time, then the .01% when you really require the car to help you out, it won't. Maybe a very small margin but it is a margin I wouldn't want to frigg about with. Fit the proper jobs and grace Coxy's hand with some coin for the correct tools for the job.
__________________
1987 Audi Coupe quattro - Clarion Tribute Car 2012 Audi A6 Allroad 2004 Mercedes SLK 350 2017 Mercedes GLA 220 |
21-06-08, 12:45 AM | #10 | |
Grown up member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Posts: 103
|
Hi Guys
Quote:
All perfectly valid. All equally applicable to a well- designed set of lowering springs...... However, I have a also had "proper" lowering springs with LOWER spring rates than standard, and had repeated problems with breakages and with springs going "soft" prematurely. At least with modded OE you have some guarantee of the quality, and with a simple bit of arithmetic, you can work out how much stiffer you have made it. Cut 'em cold, and make sure the ends fit properly into the cups. Precautions for checking damper lengths, spring retention, geometry correction etc are EXACTLY the same as needed with any lowering spring....... If you don't know what is needed, ask a grown-up to help. Lowering a car by heating the springs with a gas-axe until it settles to the height you want is less recommended....... AlanB |
|
Bookmarks |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
UR Springs | stumack7 | Suspension & Brakes | 1 | 14-05-09 04:19 PM |
G Max Springs | poopcoupe | General Chat | 9 | 23-04-09 10:35 PM |
CQ rear springs | Daveymaclad | Parts Wanted | 0 | 15-03-09 04:32 PM |
chopped springs | dandan | Suspension & Brakes | 40 | 14-03-09 04:46 PM |
Lowered Springs. | Coxy | Suspension & Brakes | 38 | 29-11-07 02:18 PM |