cutting pro kit springs
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cutting pro kit springs
hey guys i was wondering would i do more harm than good if i cut maybe a half a coil off my pro kit springs..... i want the car to sit a tad lower....
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Re: cutting pro kit springs
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Re: cutting pro kit springs
i heard that those dont handle as well as the prokit springs...... i gotta have my ride handle well.... its setup for the turns....
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Re: cutting pro kit springs
i love my pro kit but i would lower the front 1/2 to 3/4''.
wondering if its worth removing the insolator and using heater hose.
btw how much lower did you want to go?
wondering if its worth removing the insolator and using heater hose.
btw how much lower did you want to go?
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Re: cutting pro kit springs
i wanted to lower it maybe an inch more in the back and a half in the front.....
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Before cutting I'd try heater hose on the front springs and some 4th gen isolators on the rears. If the rear isn't low enough then....try the heater hose there too. Once you cut them you can't go back.
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Re: cutting pro kit springs
I've run stock springs in front with NO isolators or heater hose. Doesn't work in the rear, but it works well in front. Bear in mind that once the front lower arms go past level, you're hurting the camber curve, which reduces cornering power far more than the lower CG and moved roll-center help. Get the longest ball joints you can find, then build around those. Those help the camber curve.
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I've run stock springs in front with NO isolators or heater hose. Doesn't work in the rear, but it works well in front. Bear in mind that once the front lower arms go past level, you're hurting the camber curve, which reduces cornering power far more than the lower CG and moved roll-center help. Get the longest ball joints you can find, then build around those. Those help the camber curve.
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And you're probably right about the front ones too. The factory ones are usually flattened pretty well when you remove them.
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