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| | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 35 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 35 | I am fixing to cut the springs under your recommendation in order to lower the front and rear of my longbed, '62, C10.
What is the maximum I can lower it by cutting the coil springs (with out anything binding up) and how many coils do I cut in the front and how many do I cut in the rear to make it set level?
Thanks for all the help!!! | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Snip a little and try it, then repeat if need be. No need to cut it all at once and find you've gone to far.. But, Are you sure cutting the coils is even a good idea? http://www.eatonsprings.com/CuttingCoilSprings.htmlGrigg | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Heck, cut them all...The rid will be rough but it will look cool/
Cutting coils is a poor way to lower the truck. .buy new springs or lower it more convential ways. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | As Grigg and gazim have already said, cutting springs is,at best a poor way to lower a vehicle.
Chopping springs destroys the progressive nature of the coil.
I did it a while back and ruined the ride on my car.
Sure it looked great, but rode like a bag of bolts.
I'm pretty sure someone,somewhere does pre-made lowered springs specifically for your truck.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | i wouldn't do it myself. cutting them several times with a hacksaw to get it perfect and reinstalling sounds like bad way to spend a sat afternoon. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | I would reccomend cutting one coil,then test fitting them. A lot of work,but then you dont want to overdo it.By the way spring steel is very hard,and I used a small angle grinder to cut mine. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Try contacting eaton spring as Gred sugested. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | OK lets go one step further. Springs available from PST www.p-s-t.comCPP classicperform.com POL performanceonline.com I have used the last one and found them easy to work with.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | assuming you have tangential cut springs, cutting coils takes a bucket of water, an air-powered cut-off tool and patience to get the height right. However since the number of active coils directly affects the ride quality as dictated by the spring formula and as everyone points out. My recommendation is not to do it and buy the right springs.
Jock says rides like a bag of bolts, I put it more akin a lumber wagon.
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