DON"T CUT them, did it to my neon and had to replace them with lowering springs. The springs coil them level out at the end, if you cut them they won't level out anymore so getting them to work correctly in the strut assembly is trickly. Plus then they are noisy and I have hear of extreme cases where they popped out and shredded the tire. Not safe or smart.

ATX MTX swap, rear drum disc swap, drilled rotors, ported intake, optim throttle body, CAI, 7.5L MAF, adj. fuel regulator, longtube headers, underdrive pulley, no EGR, low inpedence bigger injectors, 2002 Focus Swap