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Want to cut my tanabe df210's, only the fronts, need guidance!

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Old 11-11-08, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Debonair
You do realize he is not on factory springs right?
http://www.exactmotorsports.com/GScamberkits.html
so? a cut spring is still a cut spring not something they were made for. oh n i didnt have a primered car
Old 11-11-08, 06:59 PM
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You can hit up Autofashion, they got both rear & front RCA's for $350
Old 11-11-08, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Boosty.vip
You can hit up Autofashion, they got both rear & front RCA's for $350
would they lower the car more?
Old 11-12-08, 01:22 PM
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having RCAs will lower your car however thick the blocks are just because the knuckle will be sitting higher. However you may or may not increase negative camber.
Old 11-13-08, 11:51 AM
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cutting springs is ghetto. get some coilovers and call it a day. why cut the springs? if you get coilovers you can actually sell those springs later on. i dont think many people will buy cut springs.

if you wanna go really low and still have good drivability its all about the CO's

btw the more you lower the car the more camber you will have without any modifications to the camber bolts. your factory suspension has enough range to give you lots of camber. if you truly slam your car you can easily get 3.5* front and about 5* rear camber. you dont need anything more then about 3ish for performance handling. anything over that is for wheel fitment.
Old 11-13-08, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 5sp_jzz30
cutting springs is ghetto. get some coilovers and call it a day. why cut the springs? if you get coilovers you can actually sell those springs later on. i dont think many people will buy cut springs.
i beg to differ!! ive had a few people offer to buy my cut DFs..i just wanna keep em around in case i wanna sell my coilovers
Old 11-13-08, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 5sp_jzz30
cutting springs is ghetto. get some coilovers and call it a day. why cut the springs? if you get coilovers you can actually sell those springs later on. i dont think many people will buy cut springs.

if you wanna go really low and still have good drivability its all about the CO's

btw the more you lower the car the more camber you will have without any modifications to the camber bolts. your factory suspension has enough range to give you lots of camber. if you truly slam your car you can easily get 3.5* front and about 5* rear camber. you dont need anything more then about 3ish for performance handling. anything over that is for wheel fitment.
sure get plenty of camber on stock suspension but it's no good for your tires. RCAs will offer an extra 1/2" or 1" of lowering depending on their size, and IIRC about 2 deg. of camber adjustment. Then, you get adjustable upper control arms, and you can correct your camber close to, if not into, factory spec.
Old 11-14-08, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jcat_GS3
sure get plenty of camber on stock suspension but it's no good for your tires. RCAs will offer an extra 1/2" or 1" of lowering depending on their size, and IIRC about 2 deg. of camber adjustment. Then, you get adjustable upper control arms, and you can correct your camber close to, if not into, factory spec.
you can slam your car and still get acceptable camber. why is everyone afraid of it? try adjusting your camber from stock almost 0 to about 1.5 front and at least 1 in the rear. you will see how different it will feel through turns.

if you wan to go really low all you need is a set of Stance coilovers. i have not found anyone yet that complained about it not being able to go low enough. and you still get a nice ride on them.

dont bother with brackets. get Stance....game over
Old 11-14-08, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 5sp_jzz30
cutting springs is ghetto.
i wold have to say......
Old 11-14-08, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by PushinLEX
Not a fan of spring cutting over here. I would leave it if you're not gonna go coils or air. Looks good already.
I agree with PushinLEX. The car looks good already!

If you really wanna go lower, do it right the first time and don't "cut" corners...go Coilovers or Air.
Old 11-21-08, 07:31 PM
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+1 the car looks good ,no cut the springs
Old 11-21-08, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bliggity
I want to be about 1/2 inch lower in the front, how much of the spring should I cut to get that? What do you cut the springs with? Thanks



VERY NICE CAR
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Old 11-23-08, 04:45 AM
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if you cut the springs the bumbs go be a pain !!!!
Old 05-05-09, 11:12 AM
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cut on coil
Old 05-05-09, 11:21 AM
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Cut Springs = fail.


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