opinions on heating springs
04-13-2006, 11:34 AM
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Re: opinions on heating springs
Originally Posted by motochris
I want to lower my bmw about 1-1/2 in. I have always been against cutting and heating springs to lower a car but I also always drove honda's so I was worried about performance. I know the best way to lower it would be to buy springs but I'm feeling lazy and just want to put a torch to them. Have you ever done this? What were the resaults?
04-13-2006, 12:46 PM
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Re: opinions on heating springs
About 7 years ago in high school we did this on a guys '89 accord. We heated up the springs, had a couple guyns sit on that corner of the car for a bit, then we sprayed water on the springs to cool them down.
Results, dropped his car somewhere between 1.5-2 inches. Also made his wheels look like / \
I wouldn't recommend doing this. You can't guarantee you'll get each wheel the same height, and your camber is all fux0red after you do it.
Results, dropped his car somewhere between 1.5-2 inches. Also made his wheels look like / \
I wouldn't recommend doing this. You can't guarantee you'll get each wheel the same height, and your camber is all fux0red after you do it.
04-13-2006, 01:00 PM
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Re: opinions on heating springs
Any cut/heated spring car rides horrible. I HATE it. I got headaches riding in freinds' cars, but hey, "It doesn't look bad and was cheap." If that's you and you can stand the bumps then by all means do it. Me? It's a daily driver and I spent $155 on Eibachs. Whatever you want.
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04-13-2006, 01:36 PM
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Re: opinions on heating springs
we had an old school car guy as our substitute for autoshop for the last week, and we talked about this. he was asking me about my coilovers (car was on the lift) and he told me about how him and his friends used to torch their springs.. and how it was a bad idea. he said it was dam near impossible to get the car level- or at least even fronts/rears
conclusion: cut em up
i've already decided on my next car im cuttin the springs, giving it the "coman slam" as we call it in west seattle- named after a nignog who's mastered cutting honda springs lol
conclusion: cut em up
i've already decided on my next car im cuttin the springs, giving it the "coman slam" as we call it in west seattle- named after a nignog who's mastered cutting honda springs lol
