Quote Originally Posted by Truegiant
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.
truly thank you... i was so unaware..however i have been doing this long enough and ridden in enough rice tastic spring cut cars to know how i feel about cars with cut springs... not to mention i've cut a few for friends... progressive gets stiffer as you go down...Remembering the principle, 'the less coils in a spring, the higher the spring rate' let the bouncing begin on your every day road...