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Cutting springs
No one can tell you for sure. Just try cutting one coil first and see what
that gives you (figure one coil = one inch drop or less). Go carefully.
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Culda <adrculda@sympatico.ca>
To: Robert Piwonka <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: Cutting springs
> how much would the car drop if 1 coil is cut off ..
> and 1.5 in th back ( tryin to keep the car leveled )
> thanks ...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Piwonka" <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
> To: "Scirocco-l@scirocco.org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:16 PM
> Subject: RE: Cutting springs
>
>
> > Yeah it still seats fine, only problem might be if you plan on jumping
> your
> > car( bad idea in the first place) then while airborne the spring might
> > unseat itself, do to being a shorter spring, however I don't anticipate
> > anyone doing this ....hopefully. Over all 1 to 1.5 coils were cut off
my
> > springs.
> >
> > Robert Piwonka
> > 86 16V
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Bates [mailto:Indiana_Red@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 12:35 AM
> > To: Robert Piwonka
> > Subject: Re: Cutting springs
> >
> >
> > hmmm....all the while leaving it on the car?!?!
> > eeexxxxcccelentttt....
> > What about the cut/new end of the coil not being flat anymore. Still
> > "seats" OK?
> > know what I mean.?
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Piwonka" <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
> > To: "Scirocco-l@scirocco.org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 10:38 PM
> > Subject: RE: Cutting springs
> >
> >
> > > It is very possible and simple to just jack up the car, remove wheels,
> > > compress spring with spring compressor and use a cutting wheel while
not
> > > disassembling anything. This is the way I did it, I will purchase h&r
> > race
> > > springs when I have the funds but I have had cut springs with boge
turbo
> > gas
> > > for 2 years with no problems but a rough ride and I should probably
> > replace
> > > the upper strut bearings, you will have to go slow over large bumps
> > though.
> > >
> > > Robert Piwonka
> > > 86 16V
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Larry
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 10:22 PM
> > > To: Ken Bates; scirocco list
> > > Subject: Re: Cutting springs
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, Ken, I don't anyone on the list will actually recommend that you
> cut
> > > the springs, I know I won't.
> > > That said, you can certainly get away with it for awhile. I've seen
> > others
> > > do it and not suffer any catastrophic consequences. The main problem
> may
> > > come if you cut a coil from a spring that has that last coil
> "flat-wound"
> > so
> > > it will seat in a flat spring pad. Our Scirocco's front struts have
> lower
> > > pads that are not flat, so you may not encounter problems in that
area.
> > > For the money (next to nothing if you can find a shop to do it,
nothing
> if
> > > you can use a hacksaw), it's an option you have to consider...
> > > Second, buy a set of spring compressors. JCWhitney sells a set that
> works
> > > very nicely for less than $20. They will pay for themselves.
> > >
> > > Larry sandiego16V
> > >
> > > > First let me say that I realize that cutting springs to lower ride
> > heighth
> > > > is usually NOT the best way to do this for atleast a few reasons.
> After
> > > > much archive searching and thread monitoring, I've decided that my
> setup
> > > > will be probly HnR Sport and bilstein sport. In the meantime the
16v
> > > strut
> > > > assemblys on my Mk1 16v conversion are making the front end
> especially,
> > > > quite high. Just over 5" gap above the stock 14" w/ 185 60s.
> > > > What are the several steps here for doing this. Dissasembling the
> strut
> > > w/
> > > > spring compressors is the tricky part and then finding a shop that
can
> > cut
> > > a
> > > > coil or two off then reassembling.....
> > > > Ya spose I could drop them off at a "speed shop" an have them do it?
> > Cant
> > > > be too much labor involve for a shop w/ the right tools allready eh?
> > > > If I can even get 6 months or a year out of them before I blow out
the
> > > > shocks from the unmatched shock travel/spring range, then I just
give
> it
> > > the
> > > > old
> > > > "whelp..guess I'll call Potter for a new suspension..." when i can
> > afford
> > > > it a little better.
> > > > "spring cutters" chime in please
> > > >
> > > > Ken
> > > > 1979 Scirocco "McFly"
> > > > 16v conversion - Engine in, now the hard part
> > > > Electrical : (
> > > > VORTEX: "Indiana Red"
> > > >
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