Agreed. Debate is futile (or is that Resistance?!?).
This question has been asked on prior occasions & always the proponents of cutting coils are just as irrational as are the proponents of street racing.
Not matter how logical the arguments against altering coil springs, such as negatively affecting their compression & rebound rates from their originally designed specifications, to causing potential failures when those rates are exceeded, some proponents continue to believe this is a viable alternative to just swallowing the bullet of purchasing aftermarket lowering springs that are properly engineered for a specific application.
Now this comes from someone whose close friend recently had the springs cut on his Ford Ranger pick-em-up truck. I believe he had a 1/2 coil removed (or something like that). This friend of mine is an auto enthusiast who really should know better but went ahead & had it done anyway despite my arguments to the contrary. He simply did not want to spend the extra dinero to purchase a lowering kit for his Ranger so opted for the cut springs instead.
I never rode in the truck as a passenger, either prior to or immediately after the cut job, so I can't personally vouch for the degredation in ride quality.
But suffice it to say, cutting springs is not really recommended by anyone with any sort of common sense. Or an engineering background as do I.
Oh, and my friend's Ranger? He eventually traded it in on a V6, 5-speed Mustang coupe. :rolleyes:
