# anyone here ever lower a car for free?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [September 12, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828 "2008-09-12T20:53:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/1 "2008-09-12T20:53:02Z")
idk i got bored, so i lowered the front of the probe, i took the spring/strut assemblys out, took the springs off the struts, cut the bottem coil off as there was only a 1/2inch gap between coils compared the other coils being 2-4in apart, so i cut the smaller gapped coils off put the spring in a vice with slight pressure and heated it to bend the now bottem coil, to fit perfectly into the strut plate, so now the probes front is about 1-2in lower, next ill be doing the rears. im debating if i should just heat em till they sag a inch or so rather than going through the hassle of disassembling the spring/strut assemblys as it take alot more time that id rather not waste on this car
what do you guys think? anyone tried this?
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### Author:  [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/2 "2008-09-12T21:02:33Z")
That is a really ghetto, shitty way to lower a car and it will ride like shit. Buy a full kit( struts and springs) and do it right the first time.
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### Author:  [@94excivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94excivic)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/3 "2008-09-12T21:03:55Z")
> [@95mx6](#):
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> That is a really ghetto, shitty way to lower a car and it will ride like shit. Buy a full kit( struts and springs) and do it right the first time.
X2
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### Author:  [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/4 "2008-09-12T21:03:56Z")
You have done something very dangerous and stupid. Did you ever think how cutting off that last coil will affect spring rates which also factors into handling and stopping?
:tup:
Ill look for your name in the obituaries
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### Author:  [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/5 "2008-09-12T21:05:39Z")
u crazy som’bitch 👏
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### Author:  [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/6 "2008-09-12T21:06:09Z")
You sir…are a fuckin retard.
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### Author:  [@94excivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94excivic)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/7 "2008-09-12T21:06:45Z")
> [@ubengineering](#):
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> u crazy som’bitch 👏
lmfao +karma
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### Author:  [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/8 "2008-09-12T21:09:12Z")
seriously, how much does a set of springs cost?
you know, ones that are DYNO tested at the factory to ensure proper handling.
lol, such a dumb idea.
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### Author:  [@maybe\_memories](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maybe_memories)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/9 "2008-09-12T21:09:36Z")
um ya, thats not a really good idea.
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### Author:  [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/10 "2008-09-12T21:11:39Z")
i know plenty of people who have done it, but the car dosnt ride bad at all, its just a lil stiffer, if it rode shitty id throw a set of new stock springs on but it rides fine, also alot of drifters so this as well
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### Author:  [@NeOn9787](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NeOn9787)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/11 "2008-09-12T21:12:44Z")
his car his life nuff said
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### Author:  [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/12 "2008-09-12T21:15:33Z")
fyi i have a set of ebay lowering coil over springs for the car but i couldnt figure out how to mount them, you have to cut some of the strut for them to work anyone here know how to properly install the springs on factory struts?
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### Author:  [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/13 "2008-09-12T21:19:42Z")
> [@speedped79"](#):
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> If your not going to do it right and all the way, DONT DO IT (lesson learned, #7 rod bearing goes byebye at 6500 rpm )
:purextc:
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/14 "2008-09-12T21:25:46Z")
:bloated: its a probe what damage could he do?
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### Author:  [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/15 "2008-09-12T21:28:37Z")
is speedped a combination of efforts from various members to just post the most ridiculous shit ever? like a troll name that a whole bunch of people share the login to?
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/16 "2008-09-12T21:38:05Z")
Congrats on making your car unsafe. But hey as long as it looks like you have mods you couldn’t afford…
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/17 "2008-09-12T21:46:37Z")
> [@speedped79](#):
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> i know plenty of people who have done it,
You would.
Just sayin’
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/18 "2008-09-12T22:38:41Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#):
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> seriously, how much does a set of springs cost?
> you know, ones that are DYNO tested at the factory to ensure proper handling.
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> lol, such a dumb idea.
silly ricer, springs dont add horsepower, so theres no reason to dyno test them
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### Author:  [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/19 "2008-09-12T22:44:26Z")
God. This kid sucks.
RIP Speedped
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### Author:  [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/20 "2008-09-12T23:23:52Z")
> [@Fry](#):
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> Congrats on making your car unsafe. But hey as long as it looks like you have mods you couldn’t afford…
His sig was the first thing I noticed.
God this kid is an epic fucking fail.
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