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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Purerock Racing
sorry if this is a repost, but my struts are shot, and when I replace them, I was wondering if simply cutting the springs to lower the car has been done or is not recommended or, etc? I am look for a cheap way to lower the car.
There is no "cheap" way to lower a car, doing so can be very dangerous to you and others on the road. Have you ever seen a lowered car that bounces around like it was hyper? That is the likely result of cut springs.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 07:20 AM
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ok, no cutting of springs. I just got the Sprints 1.5" versions, and also new GR2 struts. Now another problem, re: the rear lower strut mounts bushings. After 150k on the original struts, the bolt was rusted solid inside the lower bushing. I had to cut the old struts off at the bottom. The bolt came out with the steel insert rusted to it, leaving only the old dried out rubber part in the hub. Since that is a pressed in bushing, how difficult is it to remove the hub assembly so I can get new bushings pressed in? This happened on both sides (grrrrrrr). Need to get this car back together before Sunday!
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