Sooo... Since i lowered my car on H&R the front is great but the back sucks. Its like stock. Long story short front part number is right. Rear part number is wrong. got half money back but no new rears.

So.. I want to cut my rears 1/2 - 1 Coils... Will cutting just the rears be okay?

How they are now..

 

Cutting springs is never ok

 

Dont do it man leave that for the riceburners.

 

my fronts have been cut for 4 years...the rears even i wouldnt cut since there isnt a surrounded pirch....my issue is finding a shorter strut or stiffer strut for the front.dont cut em....youll hate it

 

Looks like there is a dead coil at the top. That should be fine to cut off.

 

most cobalt rears have 3-4 dead coil....like i said there is no surrounding on the pirches,,you cut them and they may slip out while driving

 

There's still an isolator that sits inside the spring right? I can't see them coming out, but I haven't done it before.

 

The top of the static coils has an area that shrinks down and hugs the bump stop. You cut a coil you lose that tight fit. Dont cut the rears ever.

 

Heat them! LOL.....same has cutting....it will be a terrible ride but safer than cutting them if you insist on a very cheap alternative.

 

This. X100. They will not fit the spring perches if you cut them. Save up and spend the money on proper springs or coils that will give you the drop you want.

 

Bro I'm Mexican and doing it the Mexican way is "Not always the good way" lol.

 

horrible idea......lol

 

lmfao!!!!!

 

Ok so.. save it for the Riceburners and Mexicans. Wasn't sure it was a good idea anyways. I'll see what i can find to fix it.

 

Just do it. YOLO

 

From a tech site i used to visit and a linked quote i saw today when considering a used crown vic P71... Never Cut your springs with a torch. as it reaches 1000 degrees easily. You can however use a common spring compressor that's used when removing a spring and heat the stock coils at 450 Degrees in your oven to change the height and it wont affect the spring rate (most springs are heat treated and 450 degrees wont be as intense as a torch!).. thats the jist i got of it and i may be mistaken as im alittle drunk! But not wasted! Either way NEVER cut the springs. You will hate the ride unless your going for rat rod modern slobalt look!

 

I cut my fronts will a cutter wheel.As long as you dont get them too hot,the spring rate shouldn't change.Mine ride the sam as they did before I cut them.But not all springs will react the same way...I still am against it even after having mine for 4 years.I just dont have dough to buy coilovers

 

You can cut the fronts a little since they are in a strut but not the rears they are only retained by the top and bottom bumpstop so cutting them will cause them to fall out in a turn.

 

Friends don't let Friends cut coils..........

 

what if you have no friends lol

 

arent the springs supost to be the other way, the coils compressed on the bottom?

 

Dont cut the springs. Buck up and get new ones if you wanna go lower.

 

Yeah don't cut them, just save up and order some new ones!

 

This doesn't sound very legit lol