Coil Spring Cutting
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Racer
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From: Dirty Jerzey
Coil Spring Cutting
I have a set of #550 springs that I want to cut down. I don't have a pneumatic or motorized cutting tool at my disposal either. Unless there is something that I can fit to a drill, perhaps a cutting wheel of some sort. Is it possible to cut the springs with a hacksaw, or would that be a really difficult task?
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A hack saw will work but will take a while. Check at sears, they sell a cut off bit and blades that will fit in a drill.
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Hack saw will work with some elbow grease... drills dont really spin fast enough to cut well. It will work, but will also take a while.
Save the few dollars and the trip to the store, and get yourself a free arm workout.
Save the few dollars and the trip to the store, and get yourself a free arm workout.
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To lower the vette without changing the spring rate drastically, cut the coil from the tighter spaced end...REF: Vette Improvement Program by John Greenwood...
Cutting the "open" end will increase spring rate approx 20%...that's what I did on my 78 FE7 coils,and I cut 1/2 coil with a torch...dropped it 1"...
Rich
To lower the vette without changing the spring rate drastically, cut the coil from the tighter spaced end...REF: Vette Improvement Program by John Greenwood...
Cutting the "open" end will increase spring rate approx 20%...that's what I did on my 78 FE7 coils,and I cut 1/2 coil with a torch...dropped it 1"...
Rich
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From: Dirty Jerzey
I have the #550 coils, VBP told me they would drop the car about 3/4" - 1" lower than stock. I was thinking I would like to get it about 2" lower than stock. I was planning on starting by taking 1/2 a coil off.
