That's what I always thought too. But, the Sprints "sit" differently than the stock springs...the bottom 3 or 4 coils are always compressed (when the vehicle is not in motion anyways), but the stock springs appeared to have space between each coil all the time. This is why I'm wondering if it would be OK do lop off a coil, well, maybe not OK, but not AS BAD. I guess I'm basing the overall drop on fender gap. I have before and after pictures of the car: the before picture showed the front and rear gaps almost the same. The after picture shows very little gap on the front but still an inch or more on the rear...it doesn't look like I got a 2" drop in the back, maybe 1"
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Keith O. McKeever, Jr. Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 1:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SPOC] cutting Sprint springs Richard, From my limited technical viewpoint, as I understand it, cutting any springs is BAD NEWS. I believe it is because that will directly affect the weight bearing tension on those springs (which is why it will lower your car, because the springs are now no longer under the same "stock" tension). I didn't really get to look too closely at your car over the weekend but on a stock Saturn the rear does sit higher than the front, which is why when you lower the car universally 2" (in the case of the Sprints), you still maintain that lower front-higher rear look. I believe the only springs which cause the car to settle at a uniform height are the Eibach's because they are set to 1.5" front / 1.8" rear, which give the car a uniform drop with a uniform stance. Just IMHO, I wouldn't cut the springs, although I would be curious to see what a Sprint 2.0" drop front and a Spring Extreme 2.5" drop rear would look like and if it would work. Ideas? Have fun, drive safe, ENJOY THE RIDE! Keith O. McKeever, Jr. AIM/YIM/MSN - Magis123 ICQ - 18700163 President, SPOC National & SPOC PA Member, Saturn Performance Club & I-Club 02 Platinum Silver Metallic Subaru Impreza WRXa Sports Wagon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc". Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc".
