I gotta agree with this 100%. I think the taboo with cutting springs is because people relate it to heating up springs so they sag and lower, and the retards out there that cut Mom's cars springs in half and then bounce their teeth out driving around.
I believe it's even a common practice that professional shops use.. customer orders springs.. gets them installed... still sits too high.. cut a half coil or coil off... re-install... good to go.
I did this on my 70 Mustang.. no problems after about 30,000 miles on the springs. I cut them with a metal cutting blade on a circular saw. Very little heat involved at all... only localized at the cut. I think I cut about 1 full coil off.
As long as the physical design of the coil (the way it mounts to the car, etc.) can be kept the same... theres no reason why trimming the springs would make your ride dangerous, or bouncy.. as long as u take things slow and know what you're doing, and as already mentioned... u don't chop the spring in half.
hmm, think I'll do this after the 96 finally gets its wheels.
