chrisgtr

i realize that i can get lowering springs, kits and such. but for now all that i want is the look. someday when i find the magic money tree ill get a kit...

i just want to know how much of the coil to cut. the car rolls on 18x9 and 18x10. im looking to drop the front 1.5" and the back about 1.25".

pictures greatly appreciated.

school boy

i havent cut mine, but know several people that has and i know of a few on here that has. the majority of them cut 1 complete coil off each spring. there was also a guide to doing this in thread on here

school boy

https://mustangforums.com/forum/4-6l...ing-coils.html

check this ^

StriderTacticaL

I wouldn't cut more than 1 coil front and rear. Maybe 3/4" for the rears.

PovertyPony

Mine are cut, you can see how it looks in my sig. I also have 18x9 up front and 18x10 in rear.

I THINK it's 1 coil cut off, I don't know for sure because they were cut when I got the car. Other than that, the suspension is stock other than sub frame connectors. I think it looks good for a 'free' mod.

Hoppers04Gt

I cut a coil and 1/4 off both front and rears. I'll try and get a pic for you

StriderTacticaL

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...gs-thread.html

Here's a good thread about spring cutting that also has links to different threads with pics of cars with cut springs

Hoppers04Gt

Here you go. Pics are kinda crappy but it might give you a better idea. I'm running 18x9s up front and 18x10s in the back.

fidelcastrol

That is a really nice ride height and stance as a matter of fact the best I've seen so far, how many coils did you cut off front and rear and are you running caster camber plates.

04BlueGT

If you know how much drop you want, the math is easy. With the car's weight on the wheels, get underneath and measure the distance between coils and the width of a coil. This will give you the drop if you remove one complete coil.

For example, I wanted to drop 1.25 off the front springs. I measured as stated above and got lucky - it was 1.25 total, which meant I needed to remove 1 complete coil to drop 1.25 inches. Last Sunday, I removed the springs and used my dremel to cut the springs. In hindsight, that is a lot to ask of a dremel - my brushes are now shot. I rotozip or such is better. Remember, once you start, you're committed and a dremel 200 will burn up a set of brushes in about two springs, lol.

I'll put pics of before and after in my garage.