cutting springs?

vQmaxii · 07-10-2008, 08:05 PM

im just wondering if anyone here as ever cut there springs?? i have tein s techs on my car...but i just want to know if anyone on here cut there springs on there max...

RacerX1320 · 07-10-2008, 09:00 PM

Cutting a nice set of Teins would seem like a NO-NO to me man. What do you want to achieve by doing this?

Hexon · 07-10-2008, 10:08 PM

Cutting springs will make for a bouncy ride. I would definitely not cut your S-techs! S-techs are already so low that your almost on the bumpstops, Any lower and you'll be permanently riding on them.

*DrKlop* · 07-10-2008, 10:31 PM

Here's a thread on this topic that I started a while ago. (might be of some help)
Weird discovery about cutting springs

Hexon · 07-10-2008, 11:20 PM

Using a torch to cut springs is even worse. Heating springs causes them to loose their integrity and may cause them to warp and sag.

MorpheusZero · 07-10-2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrKlop

Here's a thread on this topic that I started a while ago. (might be of some help)
Weird discovery about cutting springs

That paper also says sagging stock springs are good because the ride height will be lower which is all you need for handling.

I am going to have to go with no. Sell the Teins and get some ground control coilovers if you want to do it right(ish).

And for those who aren't aware, ride height does have to do with handling but it is not necessarily how you think. When you lower a maxima, the roll center actually lowers quicker than the center of mass, which will increase the torque arm, meaning a car with 250lb/in springs at stock ride height will actually roll less than a car with 250lb/in springs that's lowered by 2 inches. In addition, the rear roll center will not lower as much, giving the car more of a "pushing" or understeery roll axis. Not what you want, especially out of a Maxima.

*DrKlop* · 07-11-2008, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hexon

Using a torch to cut springs is even worse. Heating springs causes them to loose their integrity and may cause them to warp and sag.

He is heating up only two inactive coils on each side, just to make it sit right in the spring perch. Active coils (the ones that compress) remain untouched, so it shouldn't make any difference.

**mtrai760** · 07-11-2008, 07:48 AM

There is nothing 'Advanced' about doing a hack job and cutting your springs. Thread closed.