tbirdscwd

If you really want to do it try searching, there was someone on here about a year ago with a really good write up with step by step instructions and pictures. I would never do it, but it won't hurt anything if you do it correctly. If you don't like the way it rides after, you can always buy new springs. Its just double the work. Don't feel bad though, there are plenty of people that buy new springs and hate the way their car sits and rides. HAHA

Redfire UFO

how much to i cut them on a 02 gt to get a 1.5" drop??


thanks

califas_1987

Heres a write up for the front. https://mustangforums.com/m_3682778/...tm.htm#3682778

I will be doing one for the rear as soon as it warms up.

mvr

lets say i cut a coil off my rear stock springs, how much would that drop the car?

califas_1987

is it a convertible or a coupe? I have a convertible and I will be cutting 1 coil off the back. I'm hoping this will drop me to about 1.5 - 1.75 inches. If you have a coupe it wont be as much of a drop because you wont have all the extra weight the vert have. But if it's not low enough, just pop them out and take another cut.

oxfordgt

I would consider myself a mustang suspension expert. It is perfectly fine to cut the stock springs. I rolled on cut rear springs for a year and was able to cut 1.6 60' with them. Lowering springs are for looks only, they have no real performance gain and make for a harsher ride. Now people are going to say "you get better handeling withe lowering springs" but guess what that **** is in your head. Cut springs will keep the same ride quality and make for better traction.

texas_stang02

yeah i'll admit it seemed counterintuitive to me at first too. when i first started racing circle track cars about 7 years ago, on our hobby stock car we couldn't use aftermarket springs, so we cut down the stock springs for the ride height and spring rate we wanted. we always tested the spring rates before and after cutting, and using the formulas in that article (and others i've read in circle track magazines) we almost always ended up within 10-15 lb/in of the rate we were shooting for.