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08-08-2020, 02:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Marysville, wa
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Just got my ipd springs...
And I want to cut them. I just want to be a little lower than they provide. Not sure how much to take off the front? I plan on doing a full turn off the rear. Sorry for another spring post but it's my first set of ipd and I know they dont sit low enough for me.
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08-08-2020, 03:16 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Nieuw en Sint Joosland
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I guess two...
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08-08-2020, 03:45 AM
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08-08-2020, 04:25 AM
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Join Date: May 2017
Location: Davis, CA
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Don't cut them just heat with a torch and let them sit until you like it
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08-08-2020, 09:31 AM
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Cut them right in half, sell the other halves to the other TB lowlifes and profit again.
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08-08-2020, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Marysville, wa
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 I half expected these responses....guess I'm just not sure how much to take off the tight coil part to get little lower |
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08-08-2020, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Marysville, wa
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08-08-2020, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Vancouver, WA
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It's a PITA, but maybe trial and error would be the safest bet. Can't "cut them longer" as my dad used to say.
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08-08-2020, 02:11 PM
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Location: Monroe, OR USA
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08-08-2020, 02:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: 38° 27' N 75° 29' W
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Did you install them and drive it first? Or are you guestimating?
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08-08-2020, 03:23 PM
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Happy playing the blues
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: S NJ, a suburb of Phila.
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IPD springs typically have the front a bit lower than how much they lower the rear. I would try them first before you cut.
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08-08-2020, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Marysville, wa
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Thanks guys I'm going to put them on right now
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08-08-2020, 04:31 PM
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08-08-2020, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Nieuw en Sint Joosland
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Good one! Try before you cry!
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08-08-2020, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Marysville, wa
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I hate the way the front looks. Took 1 full off the rear 1 1/2 front. Mucho better
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08-08-2020, 06:48 PM
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08-08-2020, 10:02 PM
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08-10-2020, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Where have all the quad squares gone? VV,Ca
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Isnt the 7/9 low enough ready?
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08-10-2020, 04:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Monroe, OR USA
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The IPD springs sit about as low as you can go and still drive a 7-9 without tearing up the bottom of the car. To each his own.
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08-10-2020, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Portland, OR
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I just installed a set on 91 940 turbo and found they sit at a great height for a daily. Don’t really have to worry about driveways or steep transitions. Paired with some Bilsteins they rode nice and compliant, actually made the car feel much more responsive without killing the ride.
Paired with hydras and stock tire sizes, I could see wanting that lower the front just a touch more to eliminate the wheel gap though. Cutting one more coil all the way or so would probably bring it down to a more aesthetically pleasing ride height. I’ve cut a couple coils off Ipd/TME springs for a 240 and the ride wasn’t too bad, it’s probably about the same case for the grandpa series cars. Of course with a lower ride height you risk bottoming out the struts more often, leading to prematurely worn out suspension components, and also throwing the geometry off a just a little too far, causing the steering to feel off and run into bumpsteer. Whatever you do, make sure you get a good alignment so the car isn’t all over the road. |
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08-11-2020, 02:57 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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I put IPD's lowered springs on my V8 wagon 30 years ago, and 300K miles later they have settled to where I like them. Got time?
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08-12-2020, 11:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Dallas
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howdy :D
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08-13-2020, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: 38° 27' N 75° 29' W
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Dude. Brett. DudeBrett.
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08-13-2020, 03:09 PM
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Happy playing the blues
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: S NJ, a suburb of Phila.
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08-13-2020, 10:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: CO
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Heady topper is good stuff
Start small, like 4 coils first |
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