Re: cutting springs

[Daniel Jones <captaudi@ma.ultranet.com>]

At 09:14 PM 7/18/99 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 7/18/99 6:02:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>Cynic44642@aol.com writes:
>
>> >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?
>>  >
>>  >joe brown
>>  >1990 80q - 138k
>
>Shell out the cash for this one, Joe.  Suspenion is not something to play 
>around with.  In the long run, aftermarket springs will last longer, ride 
>better, and won't buckle on hard turns.  I have heard SO many BAD BAD
stories 
>with cutting springs.  
>
>Jason C 
>89 200t10v
>Redmond WA
>
>This is probably the worst car to try cutting springs on.  If you look at
the factory springs they taper at both ends.  If a coil is cut then the
resulting end will be too big to fit in the spring perch.  Hence it will
not work.

HTH
Daniel Jones 84 4ksq x2
Dealer tech (no flames please)