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    ChrisC is offline LX Padiwan
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    Need the Front a 1/2" Lower

    Just added Mopar Lowering Springs and as I was leaving work tonight I realized I need another 1/2" drop on the front...........any way to do this without NEW springs???

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    From what I have read on here, it is quite commonplace to chop off 1/2" from the front coils to achieve this.
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    I always wondered Would cutting the coils screw up the integrity of the springs ????


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    If you "have" to cut a coil try and use as little heat as possible (i.e. NO torch) Something like a sawzall or a cutting wheel on a grinder. It won't screw up the structural integrity of the spring, the spring rate could change a slight bit due to the overall length being shorter.

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    take out rubber isolators on top of the springs
    good write up here
    http://www.300cforums.com/forums/sus...ed-stance.html

    also i would give the springs a week or two to settle
    Last edited by terrier126; 11-04-2009 at 03:13 PM.


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    If you just installed them,give them some time to settle...They might drop a little more...
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    Quote Originally Posted by terrier126 View Post
    take out rubber isolators on top of the springs
    good write up here
    http://www.300cforums.com/forums/sus...ed-stance.html

    also i would give the springs a week or two to settle
    They removed the rear isolators. I don't think you can remove the front. The rears have a "pocket" for the springs to sit in. The fronts don't. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by n2fordmuscle View Post
    They removed the rear isolators. I don't think you can remove the front. The rears have a "pocket" for the springs to sit in. The fronts don't. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
    I am currently running no isolators on my car with SRT suspension. The springs on the front seat fine against the upper plate and lower plate on the strut.

    I have had no extra noise or discomfort in the car, it all seems good to me?

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