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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 03:09 AM
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im thinking about cutting my springs. i know everyone is gonna say dont do it, it will ride like crap, etc. But im wondering if i do, how much should i cut to get it down like 1.5inches? i dont want to have to buy c/c plates either. is it like 1 coil is 1 inch?
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 03:12 AM
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Just get an eibach pro kit. You won`t need cc plates.
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 03:14 AM
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arent there two eibach spring kits? i heard one is a lot better than the other, as in it drops it more. i dont want to spend $160 on springs that will only drop my car 1"
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 03:16 AM
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The pro kit drops the car 1.5"
Check out www.stangsuspension.com
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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i cut my stock springs once upon a time. took about an inch off the actual spring height. I'll never do it agian. It rode extremely rough, and started to sag more the longer they were in. Kept it that way for a month until I got real lowering springs. They were **** though, and the back started to sag real bad 6 months later. Had to replace those, went with Eibach. love it so far.
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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I have the Prokit and they don;t look like I have a drop at all. Now I'm thinking about cutting on the Eibachs....
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 05:04 AM
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arent there two eibach spring kits? i heard one is a lot better than the other, as in it drops it more. i dont want to spend $160 on springs that will only drop my car 1"
160??? Be ready to pay over 200 for eibach... They all ride like **** in my opinion.... My buddy had a car that he had the springs heated, and it rides much better than my car with the eibach's... And my car rode better to start with than his did... So cutting or heating the springs is the way to go in my opinion... And they say that heating them makes them weak, but these things aren't dump trucks, car isn't heavy enough to really worry about spring strength....
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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I'm kinda pissed I got the ProKit. Too damn soft. I shoulda went with the Sportlines....
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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it doesnt matter that they ride and look like **** yada yada, its rly unsafe, so just buy springs
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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it doesnt matter that they ride and look like **** yada yada, its rly unsafe, so just buy springs
can you explain HOW or WHY it's unsafe?



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