Anyone Cut Springs??........

[WABIT]

JUST TYPING THIS TO FILL UP THE POST....

but seriously anyone and how many... pics to please??

p.s before anyone hates on me.. its only until i get my coilovers

wabit

[Golf Loon]

In my youth yes.

In half is too much

1 and a half coils looks very low, one coil is about right.

Makes the car handle like a go kart and limits rear passengers.

[WABIT]

HAVE U GOT PICS OF HOW IT LOOKS??

and where to cut :S doing it this weekend!!!!!!!!!

thanks loon

wabit

[gpk_gti]

hehehehe,,,good one wabit!! ill go to lakemba or Timpe tyres tomoro and get some shots for you!! hahahaha
mate,why you need shots of how to do it?? just get the angle grinder out,vice the spring and grind away EASY! as loon said ,one coil which is one circle,get it???

tell us how you go! still laughn!! hahahaha

[Golf Loon]

I`m not encouraging anyone to cut springs, but you need to remove it from the strut and then remove one whole piece from the bottom, but so that it still sits in the cup at the top of the strut. Apparently you are meant to use a hacksaw, not a grinder to keep the heat out of the spring.

[rayray086]

Read something about using the hacksaw too. Definitely not recommended, but if you MUST, cut only as much as the dead coils. This is not my experience, only from what I hear.

[alex g]

i have cut down several sets of springs , and in my experience i cant see anything wrong with it. ok its not ideal but for a cheap fix it definately works.

i use a 1mm cutting disc to minimise heat but again i dont think , unless you used an oxy torch that the heat from one cut would hamper the springs

[DubSteve]

I had a pulsar that when I bought it had cut springs never again, the ride especially on Sydney streets......YEESH!!!

I felt like my teeth were falling out it hurt that much, jumping up and down everywhere.

[JP-009]

When I first bought my Mk1, the uni student that I bought it off had cut the springs - real nice and low and fully sick bro.

But they had been cut too far and the right rear spring had fallen out of the bracket so the poor little golf looked like it had one flat tyre!

Anyway, I've put in a used set of original full / entire springs in until I can afford to lower the little beastie.

The ride was quite firm, even harsh, with cut springs - something to do with screwing with the pre-tension settings of the springs when they are cut. Maybe not so noticable in a much heavier car

[ontarv]

i cut mine
they were kings lowered
cut 1 coil off front and half off rear
runnig 205/65/r13 on front
and 205/60/r13 on rear
want to drop rear more but rear shocks too bad
got too change front tyres too want 60 series all round


dark outside not good pics


i rooly rooly want coilovers!!!

[gotrice]

Yeah you can cut them but it is against the law and plod dont like it either.

[revnit]

my mate owns a few mk1s currently and numbers over the years most had cut springs haha of course there ilegal etc...etc.. we all know the story but if you want to cut springs in your mk1 alwas i mean alwas watch your sump!!! height its one of the lowest points on the car.

[86gti]

wouldnt advise it...but....ummmmmm.
my mk1 has cut king springs. problems are it stuffs up your spring rate and your springs wont remain captive...(unless u drill a few hols around the top and base and cable tie the springs in place...looks good lifting a wheel for 3 wheel motion coming out of bottle shops) dodgeyyy!!!

ive generaly found take more out of the back than the front if you want it to sit level. 2and a half rear, 1 and a half front for kings is how mine sits....



i wouldn't suggest going any more...bumpstops will bounce u off the road mid corner =(

[evorobin]

i cut mine
they were kings lowered
cut 1 coil off front and half off rear
runnig 205/65/r13 on front
and 205/60/r13 on rear

The bit that shocked me (no offence geezer) is the tyre size. Now respect in that original VW engineers put wait for it................................................ 225 width tyres on a prototype mk1 GTI but I'd ask did you really need that MUCH tyre on the road?

[WABIT]

well.. im doing it today after work...

i think im gonna cut 1 and a half rear and 1 and 3/4 front

reason so low is because im compensating for my new low profile tyres on my 14's this week.. i dont want any guard/tyre gap too big

will take pictures

cyas

wabit