4 Cheap & Best Ways To Lower Your Car - Car Performance Boss

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Cutting the stock spring is one of the cheapest ways to lower your car. The springs become stiff once they are cut and provides a driving experience of a sports car – like with a shorter coil spring

What makes it stand out is that you can do it for free; it’s DIY-able. Instead of replacing your stock spring with shorter ones, you can opt for cutting the initial springs in your car. This process will give you the same effect as replacing the springs. 

There is nothing to worry about if the process is done correctly. It is why I will be showing you a detailed guide on how to cut your stock spring to lower your car.

Guide Cutting a Stock Spring 

Tools Needed:

  1. Jack 
  2. Measuring tape 
  3. Coil compressor 
  4. Hacksaw 
  5. Hand tools 
  6. Tire chocks 

A step-by-step guide to Cut Your Stock Spring 

  1. Raise the area you will be working on first with a jack. 
  2. Proceed to remove the tire by unscrewing the nuts and then removing the tire.
  3. Remove the strut of the car. If you do not know what a strut is, it holds the shock absorbers and coil to the tire. You can follow your car manual to guide you on properly removing the strut. 
  4. Use a measuring tape to measure the spring while still in the strut.
  5. Then proceed to detach the spring from the strut using a coil compressor.
  6. Before cutting the spring, you should know how much you will be lowering your car.
  7. Then measure 1/2 of the lowering length on the spring and mark the place you will cut. 
  8. Go on to cut the marked part with a hacksaw.
  9. Install the cut spring into the strut and reinstall it into the car.
  10. Repeat the process for all sides.
  11. Fix in the tires and then repeat the process with all sides. 

Cutting springs can be done D.I.Y

Do note that using heat when cutting the spring will damage it. Heated springs will become soft and will not carry the vehicle’s weight.

This method of lowering your car does not need you to spend a lot, except if it’s done by a professional – then it could cost $100.

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