Ok, today a guy told me you can lower a coil spring without cutting coils or heating... He say you take grind the last coil or two a smaller diameter by "flattening the outside. He claims it becomes a progressive spring and the spring will shortened under load ...? Bullshit or truth??
I mean, theoretically? I don’t kno how you would judge what your spring rate would be compared to how much you took off. Also by grinding, the heat that you’d be introducing into the steel would temper it and change the composition Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Why screw around, either pay to have it done the right way, or wait until you can afford to do it the right way. I have seen more car's ride and handling messed up by short cuts than I care to remember! KK
I wouldn't do it.....Just wondering if anyone has seen it done... To me it sounds like a broken spring waiting to happen
Grinding coil springs to lower a car, and using welded chain for steering components....I don't even know what to say.....*cricket sounds*
I did see a truck this weekend that the main steering linkage at the knuckle was a wrench that got “welded”. Also for one of the steering box brackets Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If ya turn that grinder at a right angle to the spring, it'll become shorter...........................................................................................................................................................................when the piece you cut off falls off!
Sounds like a lot of work. I once bought a '52 Chev that had all the outsides of the coils stick welded together while all his buddies sat on the fenders.
I'd have to think you would be better off simply cutting the spring. Doing this would weaken the spring, which would make the car sit lower but you want the car to sit lower not have weak springs. Springs aren't that expensive.
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