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Old 10-05-2013, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by reaperauto1
Best way to do that is to remove the springs, and cut one coil off at a time until you get the stance you want.
This isn't a Chevy so that's really, really bad advice.

Cutting coils may lower the front end but at the expense of negative camber, increased tire wear, and crummy handling.

Originally Posted by yetiman38237
I was wondering about cutting a coil off. Want to lower about 2" in front......while I have everything else laying in the floor why not?
Read above.

Before cutting coils, determine how much suspension travel remains. The way to do that is to measure the distance btwn the I-beam and the bump stop.

Not very much, right? I figure between 2.0 and 2.75 inches, right?