suspension question...

[Revmaynard]

wow.. i am amazed at the lack of knowledge in this thread. if it is a constant rate spring it will not matter if you cut it or not. Its going to stay at that constant rate. Now if you cut it so low that it hits a bump stop or something that is a different story. Yes it will change suspension geometry but if you have an adjustable camber kit then most of the geometry change can be corrected. There are several race car teams that will have the same spring rate but with a diff. height to acheive certain handling characteristics. Now with that being said most of the aftermarket springs available for the civic chassis are not a standard rate spring. There progressive. Cutting them will change the spring rate and height. Anywho.. i could go into further detail about this information but that is just a basic.

This guy is talking about cutting his springs to save money, he's not going to have a camber kit! As far as a good riding DD I say go with coilovers or springs. I've been in a car with cut springs and it literally hurt to ride in it.

[Truegiant]

oh i forgot to mention that i was by no way condoning cutting stock springs on a civic. because most of the time people stick with the stock struts, blow them out, and that is what causes the bouncing. because the strut cannot equal out the oscillations from the spring. anywho..