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Re: cutting springs

To: jab86@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: cutting springs
From: eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 20:08:05 GMT
Cc: quattro@audifans.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.990716131612.1337B@travelers.mail.cornell.edu>
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Sender: owner-quattro@audifans.com

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:18:19 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:

>a friend suggested cutting one coil off of my springs in lieu of shelling 
>out big$$ for aftermkt ones.  any opinions on that?  are aftermarket ones 
>really that much better?  and BTDT's?

Cutting coils will damage the OEM setup (ride characteristics) of the
springs, and make a strange ride with bad cornering performance. Good
lowering springs do not cost more than about $200-250 for your car, so
I would go ahead and do it the proper way.

ES

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