# 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
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### Author:  [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/21 "2008-09-12T23:33:04Z")
SS failboat departs in a few mins…good thing that doesn’t have spring
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### Author:  [@escgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/escgt)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/22 "2008-09-12T23:39:23Z")
speedped i will help you out go here [http://www.probeaddiction.com/handling.htm](http://www.probeaddiction.com/handling.htm)
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### Author:  [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/23 "2008-09-12T23:40:21Z")
How poor can you get fuck
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/24 "2008-09-13T01:41:07Z")
You have reached a new low.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/25 "2008-09-13T05:34:55Z")
Does the word temper mean anything to you?
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/26 "2008-09-13T05:36:04Z")
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### Author:  [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/27 "2008-09-13T06:27:43Z")
I hate to be that guy, but I’m gonna ask for some “proof” as to why you can’t cut a 1/2 a coil off your springs.
I’m pretty sure that 1/2 a coil won’t make your shock “bottom out” that much quicker than a traditional 2" lowering spring. I know a lot of Euro cars like VWs Audi’s and BMW’s have taller springs in the USDM versions of their cars for the stupid US bumper height requirements. Do these taller springs have lower rates too or are they matched up for the shock/strut they are on? How much different is it than the Air suspension where the bag acts as the spring, yet there still is a strut/shock underneath it.
X…
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/28 "2008-09-13T06:31:27Z")
If they were cut with a torch they are probably shot.
Depending on the shape of the spring it may not seat properly either.
It also depends on the suspension dimensions, a 1/2" of spring could drop the car much more than a 1/2".
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### Author:  [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/29 "2008-09-13T06:42:43Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#):
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> If they were cut with a torch they are probably shot.
> Depending on the shape of the spring it may not seat properly either.
> It also depends on the suspension dimensions, a 1/2" of spring could drop the car much more than a 1/2".
True. I had “this friend” that might have cut them with a wheel, and it didn’t seem to cause any problems.
IIRC you can actually heat them with a torch and they will lower without cutting.
X…
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### Author:  [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/30 "2008-09-13T06:54:43Z")
its not the best way to go about it but there is no problem as long as you drive carefully.
I drove an adam beck edition jetta with his cut springs for a year and it was fine. you just have to realize the difference and drive accordingly
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### Author:  [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/31 "2008-09-13T07:04:52Z")
I tourched the springs on my first car.
So what if it’s not safe, everything looks siq slammed.
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/32 "2008-09-13T07:06:47Z")
Really not a good idea…but its your car. I can’t imagine a set of springs costing more than $200 for a Probe.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/33 "2008-09-13T07:13:20Z")
> [@Xander](#):
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> True. I had “this friend” that might have cut them with a wheel, and it didn’t seem to cause any problems.
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> IIRC you can actually heat them with a torch and they will lower without cutting.
>
> X…
The thing is, by heating the springs you are essentially causing them to fail, especially if you just heat one spot.
By heating one spot you are putting all of the force/stress on that spot.
How can you possibly control the heat so that each spring is identical?
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### Author:  [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/34 "2008-09-13T07:18:27Z")
did you cut the inactive coils off ? :bloated:
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/35 "2008-09-13T09:07:27Z")
Join date: may 2006 ??? in all that time you couldn’t figure out that if you are indeed stupid enough to do something like this you, shouldn’t post it, although I’ve just contradicted my self, because if you are dumb enough to cut your springs you would post it. lol what a fuckin fail
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### Author:  [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/36 "2008-09-13T11:35:59Z")
> [@layzie](#):
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> did you cut the inactive coils off ? :bloated:
yes!!! thats why i dont understand why people are bitching, they were the bottem ones that never move, and were cut off with a cut off wheel, i was more or less asking if it was a good idea to just torch the backs to lower it but i guess not so ill just do the same as the fronts
FYI INACTIVE COILS WERE CUT, ITS MY CAR, ILL DO WHAT I WISH, THE CAR DRIVES,HANDLES FINE, ALIGNMENT IS ALSO STILL SET PERFECTLY
SO IF NO ONE LIKES IT OR ISNT GOING OT JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION ON TORCHING IT STFU
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### Author:  [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/37 "2008-09-13T11:54:36Z")
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 )
haha, I just find it humorous that you dont use your own advise…:biglaugh:
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/38 "2008-09-13T11:58:03Z")
simple fact you cant posted this retarded shit and expect answers, so maybe you need to STFU
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### Author:  [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/39 "2008-09-13T11:58:43Z")
atleast i have a cool new sig
i wish frys pic would have resized right ☹
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### Author:  [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-ever-lower-a-car-for-free/54828/40 "2008-09-13T12:05:48Z")
I am off to spread Karma just so I can give you more negative
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goddamnit, now I have given out too much and have to wait 24 hours, someone give him neg for me
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