Reply With Quotelol calling mk2's ****boxes haha
Volkswagenist
All the drift boys do it, it can't be that bad. My car has proper Eibach springs in it but if I had a sheitbox MK2 I'd definately do it.
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO BRUVAH!
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lol calling mk2's ****boxes haha
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a bunch of bogans with vl's do it so it must be safe... sounds like great logicOriginally Posted by Golf Houso
No Dub Steve
BUHAHAHAHAHA post FTW
I'm soo euro even my missus is shaved...
Volkswagen Fan
None of the drift boys do it. Ask any serious drifter and he will tell you hes running coilovers.
Volkswagenist
I'm talking about the tighta***es in the ae86's and the silvias, they chop their springs, usually before they buy some sort of better suspension. I watched "Drift Bible" and he recommended it, as well as using 2nd hand tires from junk yards hahahhaha...
I think you people are getting a little bit too old and taking this all too seriously to remember your more youthful days with less than desirable cars.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
Hey, i was fitting SSL and SSSL king springs to commodroes at my last job, professionally made king springs fitted by professionals. On a commodore with IRS, the SSL (super super low) springs just sat in there under the weight of the car. jack it up and the springs fell out. To fix this we had to fit short body shocks that reduce susspention articulation.
Most new cars have captive springs and progessive coils, so taking out one coil may couse the spring to not seat right. VE commodores are realy hard to lower because the rear design has captive spring that need to sit perfectly before you let the car off the jack or hoist, sometimes you would need to hold the spring throught the wheel while lowering it!
As for golfs, provided the springs are of a constant diameter, i would have no worries cutting them. they cannot fall out. they are held in by the shocks that run through them. I wouldn't cut my own, i don't want it that low, but it wouln't be unsafe, provided the shocks are in good condition.
Wow thats the longest post i've done in ages!
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MK4's and 5's are a different set up at the back. They will fall out, they will ruin the shock absorber quicker and they are not a constant diameter. They are tapered springs.
Volkswagen Fan
Im not old. im 23. Even when i was 16 i thought of chopping springs as an idiots way of lowering cars and i still do today. Its got nothing to do with being old. Its just stupid.
Volkswagenist
I never said it was a good idea, or the way to go. But under certain circumstances its a viable option and if done properly can get the desired effect wihtout seriously compromising performance or safety. Most people that opt for cut springs don't have the income for any mods let alone hundreds of dollars for springs, try to keep things in perspective.
Oh and yeah 23 is old, to me... hahahaha
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