Thread: Lower Front End

Tweet

Like I said it can be done and alot of guys do it, but it's not the best way to go about it. Besides the camber issues you are also changing the spring rate that was designed into the spring. if a spring was designed to support "X" amount of weight and have "Y" amount of spring rate at "Z" length, then when you shorten that spring length you are getting a differnt spring rate. Thats what effects the ride quality.

Another consideration is not just spring rate or camber, but the steering itself. By cutting the springs you take the tie rods out of the plane that they were designed to be used in, which in turn can cause bump steer or poor steering.

Cutting or heating the springs is really a old time way to drop a car, with the introduction of dropped spindles for $100-200 cutting/heating has become a thing of the past in most quality builds. I have never seen Foose do it (not that I doubt you) maybe I just didnt see that show....but if he did then all I can say is no one's perfect

Cutting them is an option for you if your set on doing it that way, and you may not have any problems, but for the small price of spindles I personaly wouldn't risk the chance myself. Saftey is always the number one concern for me when I do a build.

BG