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ZachSav

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how bouncy will my ride be if i use 1 coil cut v6 springs in my gt with stock everything?

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probably not too bad....but Im pretty sure for that to work out evenly you will want to cut less from the rear...say 1 coil up front and 1/2-.75 in the rear
 
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my plan was to run no isos up front and both rear to keep the height good. idk yet till i get some better opinions
 

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Cutting the springs will make it stiffer.
 

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I ended up having to cut my stock springs to get them back in after getting screwed on a deal for springs, and I cut 1-1.5 coils out the front and left the rear alone because I didn't want to have to do that lol. It actually doesn't ride as bad as I was expecting it to.
 

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I have cut springs in the rear of my car, felt almost NO difference, stock springs in gt/v6 are NOT progressive springs. Meaning the rate of the spring is the same at the top as at the bottom, unlike some others out there.

Heres a pic with the cut's out back...

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here is a pic,a bad one at that but its a pic, cut about a coil and a half or so, its to the STOCK steeda height of their blue spring.

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so 2 coils and ill be ok? this is getting annoying lol
 

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2 will be close do at least one and a half and see how it is, cut it right about where mine is shown in that picture, I had measurements of it but if you can wait till tomorrow ill get you a true inch heigh of the springs right now...
 
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yea im not doing it till next weekend... i figured id get my facts early
 

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Alright Ill measure the height of the Steedas and give it to you sometime this week....
 

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Any updates?? I am going to have to cut my rear Stock springs and put them in cause i am botteming out on my driveway too much i am going to have to raise the rear up a little.

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That is how it sits now and i am still scrapping the crap out of my cats on my driveway. How much do you guys think i ought to cut off the stock one?? 1 coil ?
 

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ahhhhhhh god I fail, im writing my self a note and an alarm on my phone to look for the springs tomorrow at work... sorry guys
 

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