cutting springs

by **krook** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:36 am

Adam2562 wrote:i want new springs too.. and i want my front to sit a lil lower that the rear... ya kno its better for racing too.. it adds more weight to the front for better launching when racing i have intrax and hate it.. anyone wantthem let me kno

get some Tein's

by **adam2562** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:44 am

springs or coilover? springs maybe but coiovers i cant afford

by **Guest** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:00 am

yes i also have eibach springs and just wish to cut down the front springs a little bit just to even out the look..the ride is already not that great, and i dont think that cutting it down a bit would change it much.

i guess no one knows where i can go to get them cut?

by **HKSV6SLE** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:28 pm

i wonder if any shop qould do that? most ppl i know that cut their springs did it themselves...i don't know any shop that would willing do it...

by **adam2562** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 3:43 pm

i mean my mechanic would do it for you.. i dunno wur he' charge you tho.. prolly like 70 bucks... but i'm in maryland

by **holzijohn** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 11:31 pm

Will the Eibach Camry springs fit on the rear of the Solara? With the Camry springs on the rear and the Solara springs on the front, you would have a 1.6 inch drop in the front and only a 1.2 inch drop in the rear, but it might make the car appear level which is what everyone with Eibach springs is looking for, and what the Teins are doing with their uneven drop. Sure you will have to buy two sets of springs but if that will work then it would be worth it.

by **adam2562** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:36 am

wut do you mean... with what the teins are doing with an uneven drop?

by **hari-bhari** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 7:20 am

Adam2562 wrote:wut do you mean... with what the teins are doing with an uneven drop?

i think he means that the teins drop less in the rear than they do in the front (hence the uneven drop), and as a result, the car appears level...

by **PEITRUS** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:02 pm

DIY on cutting your own springs...hahaha

by **krook** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:48 am

PEITRUS wrote:DIY on cutting your own springs...hahaha

worb. got scissors?

by **adam2562** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:41 pm

i must admit guys.. i just cut my springs today... but car still handles the same.. but i'm going back in and cutting them some more..

by **Guest** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:25 am

Adam2562 wrote:i must admit guys.. i just cut my springs today... but car still handles the same.. but i'm going back in and cutting them some more..

how much did you trim off? is your ride bouncier?

by **adam2562** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:28 am

i didnt cut much and the ride is the same

by **Guest** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:53 am

i cut my intrax in the front also. i swear, before i cut it, it didn't drop my car at all (maybe 1/2"). i cut off half a coil, and the ride is fine. i have about 25k on them. i wish i had cut a little more. i'm thinking eventually, i will cut another quarter off (so 3/4 coil total).

i'm concerned now about the cv boots that somebody mentioned. also, when i took my tires to be rotated, the tire guy said my front tires were cupping. i don't know what that means, but he said it has something to do with the struts not keeping your tires on the road (i have tokikos). but he said it's sort-of normal, and that's why you need to rotate your tires.

my friend had a die-grinder. i used that to cut my springs.
-jerold, 00 camry LE V6

by **WTF??** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 11:46 am

Anonymous wrote:also, when i took my tires to be rotated, the tire guy said my front tires were cupping. i don't know what that means, but he said it has something to do with the struts not keeping your tires on the road (i have tokikos). but he said it's sort-of normal, and that's why you need to rotate your tires.

Isnt "cupping" something like cambor issues? ...the top of the tires going inward? it happens when you drop a car... but not much difference on our solaras

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