new wheels!! (spring question)

[Lawrence C Leung]

Cutting will stiffen the springs, however the cut springs will not have
an appropriately hardened seat. There was an extensive thread on this,
summer or fall 2000. 

LL - NY

On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 20:22:38 +0100 "alan pritchard"
<alanthecelt at alanthecelt.screaming.net> writes:
>finally got my new (to me) alloys on my cgt, theyre like golf gti 
>cross
>spoke jobbies (bbs style?). 7*15" i wanted large tyres (225/45 15) 
>but
>couldnt get any cheap enough, got a set of part worn 205/50 15 for 100 
>quid,
>fitted and balanced. good job, these wheels had a larger offset and 
>just
>fit, i think the rear  left maybe just scrubbing. the car looks 
>great,
>unfortunately  the front looks slightly high but the rear is perfect.  
>i
>need to get a pair of coils (uprated with 30-40mm drop) for the front. 
>has
>anybody got any idea of the specification (ie size, rating) or would i 
>just
>have to buy a set of 4??
>
>84 cgt
>
>ps is cutting a good idea? (on a budget)
>