Choppin Springs - A Collective Guide to

not all can be cut so to save face if it goes wrong most cars have cheap lowering kits availble on ebay , far better option

Well they shouldn't. So that's worth thinking about too.

A spring intentionally shortened is not a RFR. As mentioned in the special notes or thereabouts. Let's not start that argument again. They are an MOT test pass under the MOT guidelines provided they meet the MOT test guidelines.

Shortest podcast ever .... "Hi, No."

You mean 'yes and no',
But enough of that.

If you know nothing about cars then cutting springs is not really the first thing you should be considering doing, yes it can be done but do you know how to safely remove the springs from the shocks using a cheapy (I assume you won't be spending hundreds on decent kit) spring compressors?

Thats my point exactly- some people recommend it on here straight away - its not as simple as just saying ' yeh go for it , anyone who questions it thinks nuns and kittens will die ' as alot of people do .

The context is the OP has made many posts and himself has said he is a complete novice and doesnt understand much - is it a good idea to say this ? I know some people on here will lop one coil off , then another when its not low enough - it must ride like a bag of dirt so i think it should be taken into account what they want to do and what they can realistically achieve for free without endangering themselves or others .

Thats all , not trying to start a fight , i just think a bit more responsability and help could be shown and less p~~~ taking with the nuns and kittens tired lines .

Lowering springs have the same short comings as chopped springs in most cases. Go any lower than about 40mm/1.5ish coils and your gonna have to use shorter shocks. Just slapping 80mm springs on a car will give you the same issues as chopping too much off your standard springs.


That said there are some types of springs that you can't chopped. Like where both ends of the spring taper in so chopping a coil off wouldn't allow them to sit in the cup as the spring would be too big.

As with everything like this you need to use a bit of common sense, but as long as you do it'll be fine. Everything in moderation.

I've chopped the springs on many cars and they have always drove better afterwards, but then I've never gone full retard and chopped the springs in half