[DML] Re: Lowering Advice

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought of another disadvantage to lowering the vehicle height. At
one of our Spring Events sessions we tried to raise a member's car on
the lift. (It was Dan D's car). Not only did he lower it but he also
added side effects. We almost tore them off getting the car onto the
lift. Just something to remember before you go lowering your car. What
looks good on your smooth level driveway doesn't live in the real
world. On the subject of cutting springs to lower them at least cuting
them with a cutting wheel is better than a torch. You aren't softening
them up. The problem is as you shorten the spring you really should
change the spring "rate". If you don't the car will bottom out easier,
there is less spring and it is too soft. If when you cut the spring
and you do not get the angle right then it won't sit right in the
perch. This can cause the perch to wear or the end of the spring to
bend or break. Now that you can buy the "correct" springs to lower the
car most everyone is in agreement that it is a bad idea to cut the
springs if you insist on lowering.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> Use the thin (unreinforced) cutting discs. They slice through the
> springs more than twice as quickly as the thicker ones. You'll snap a
> bunch of them as the cutting angle changes. You may also find that
> their diameter is just a hair too small to cut completely through --
> simply pop the remaining piece with a cold chisel. A flex extension is
> much easier to manuever than the Moto Tool itself (for all operations,
> not just this one).
> 
> I cut mine on the car so I could repeatedly raise and lower the front
> end as I cut 1/4 coil increments until the desired height was reached
> (gap between the tires and wheel wells matched the rear). Seem to
> remember it was 1.5 coils.
> 
> 




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