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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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