I don't think he knows it. He wants to go to the wrecker and buy some more stock springs to try again. And I bet he won' be using a hacksaw this time either!

For anyone really looking to obtain some knowledge, look up a book called Chassis Engineering by Herb Adams, an engineer for Chrysler if I remember correctly. This goes in to detail on how spring rates actually effect handling. For everyone out there who flame cut springs, WHEN IT IS DONE CORRECTLY IT WILL HANDLE THE STREET BETTER THAN KING SPRINGS!!!!! I can say this from experience as my last EF I6 had cut springs and matched short shocks and it handled better than my EF V8 with King Lows and matched shocks. PROVEN FACT....... soft spring rates help the tyre to adhere to the road. PROVEN FACT...... if spring rates are too hard then the tyres will momentarily skip across the road when encountering bumps. Why is it that even though an EF XR6 has lowered suspension it still remains soft????? If we drive around on race tracks then hard springs would be perfect, HOWEVER WE DONT!!!! All this being said, to the guy who started the thread, your a f**k tool mate cause 3 coils is for f**k sake way too much!!

For any one looking to argue........
STD SPRING RATES
Front 319.5lbs/in
Rear 183.8lbs/in
CUT SPRING RATES
Front 1.25 coils removed 378lbs/in
Rear 1 coil removed 202lbs/in

Note EA SLS rear springs were used due to the nature of the spring.

Conclusion
Front increase in spring rate appox 18%
Rear increase in spring rate approx 10%
With this slight difference in balance it helps the car to maintain rear end grip when cornering under heavy throttle loads and can be adjusted with sway bar rates

Compared to King Lows with a front spring rate of 385lbs/in and a rear progressive rate spring which is out of my scope to measure however is not as friendly when going over speed humps as I now experience

Heat transfer throughout the spring whilst being cut is negligable as you can still safely hold the spring within 3 inches of the cut right after it has been done and this portion of the spring is part of the seating area any way. Also something to note is that springs generate an enormous amout of heat when compressing and decompressing which exceeds the amount of heat generated when modifying them. So to say that cutting them is going to alter their molecular structure is s**t.

My final statement is this..... Cutting springs has been made illegal due to the efforts of tools like the person who originated this thread, and for no other reason. If done correctly they WILL provide you with a fantastic ride and performance. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CUT SPRINGS UNTILL YOU HAVE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK AND IF YOUR TOO f**k LAZY TO DO SO THEN JUST PULL A SPIDER OUT OF YOUR WALLET AND BUY SOME LOWERED SPRINGS

Anyway, give this guy a break, Im sure each of you has done s**t just as stupid or more stupid before.

from my pictures you can also see how low your car can go when running stock shockies (which are the bump stops).. now if you were to get lowered shocks and go to turn a corner and bounce