The scoop on cutting coils:

1. If they're under pressure and you're not careful, they can kill you when you take them out. (Use a spring compressor)

2. If you cut them with a torch, you'll ruin the spring. (Use a cut-off wheel)

3. You never know how much drop you're going to get until after you make the cut. (Cut less than you think you'll need, then do it again. Sneak up on it.)

4. You lose the nice little flat end that the factory designed to match the spring seat. (Live with it.)

5. Your ride not only gets lower, it gets stiffer. (See # 4 above.)