So you don't think the constant compression and extension of the springs heats them up at all?

You don't heat the whole thing up, you heat up the single part you are going to be beating down into a dead coil.

 

actually, if i recall the spring K constant formula, the variable for the number of coils is in the dividend of the equation, so the lower the number, the stiffer K will be.

 

No matter what anyone says, cutting springs = shorten lifespan of shocks. Your OEM shocks are designed to work within a specific range of travel. If you shorten your springs, then you make the shocks work outside of this range. That means they will be blown sooner than originally designed.

As long as this is a beater and not something you depend on as a daily, then I say go for it! Just stick to cutting off a dead coil or two. Don't go overboard and you will be fine for a little while. Just be prepared to replace the shocks sooner than later.

 

that kinda heat wont change the properties of steel. getting it hot enough to bend will though. now if your only doing it to bend a small amount then you wont have as many problems, however do to conduction the heat will move down the spring, changing the properties of the steel as it goes.

probly wont make a differince, but you can run cut springs without making a dead coil.

 

cutting the spings will shorten your shocks lifespan but no more then installing a set of aftermarket lowing springs.

 

Maybe you can find springs from a lighter chrystler car that will fit the oem shocks? Kinda like q45's using s14 suspension to go low? Just an idea.

 

haa what the fuck

 

ur dumb.

 

haha just throw a few hundred pounds of bricks in the back...instantly lowered

 

how is he dumb?