lowering (the cheap way)

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i lowered my cortina yesterday only the rear (still got the front to do)

 

i got a pair of second hand nearly new springs but to get it right on its arse i had to chop three coils out

 

theyre cable tied in so they dont fall out if i go over a herendous jump or when i jack it up

 

its lowered so the arch and wheel meet whan its sat not under load

 

so for those of you who are familiar with mk5 cortinas thats low for a mk5 cortina as theres usually a 3 or 4 inch gap

 

what do you reckon am i mental or is it going to be ok

[Stu_B]

Fine mate

 

Wishbones should be ok, the only time you wanna worry is on struts as the shorter spring puts a lot of load on the top mount.

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

oh cool i wast sure even though it does look well and drive ok

[Stu_B]

Been thinking about this... I'm not so sure now? What locates the springs?

Just thinking about if the suspension tops out

[surfingturnip]

[bortaf]

you'll be ok on the rear mate the diff will hit the trans tunnel when it's too low

the fronts will camber up and wear the inner tyre edge but thats the price to look good

theres really aint a lot of weight on the rear so you will have to take out more coils than the front, front is a pain to keep putting bcak together to test is all

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

doing the front next week but only got the 1 set of front springs so hope i dont go wrong

[boXXer]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

 

what does the phrase a " a bit sketch " mean ???????

[Wessie]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

 

what does the phrase a " a bit sketch " mean ???????

 

dodgy ! personally i wouldnt cut springs

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

 

what does the phrase a " a bit sketch " mean ???????

 

dodgy ! personally i wouldnt cut springs

 

got to have (BIG BALLS ) to drop it on its arse

 

i want it low

[Kieran]

[tazrocks88]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

 

what does the phrase a " a bit sketch " mean ???????

 

dodgy ! personally i wouldnt cut springs

 

ditto but lots of people seem to be happy 2 each 2 there own

[boXXer]

get the grinder out then!

[Wessie]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

 

what does the phrase a " a bit sketch " mean ???????

 

dodgy ! personally i wouldnt cut springs

 

got to have (BIG BALLS ) to drop it on its arse

 

i want it low

 

or just buy coilovers or lowered springs

[Stu_B]

Ca$h Mon£y....

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

chopping springs is a bit sketch, but fook it, it more motorsport that way

 

what does the phrase a " a bit sketch " mean ???????

 

dodgy ! personally i wouldnt cut springs

 

got to have (BIG BALLS ) to drop it on its arse

 

i want it low

 

or just buy coilovers or lowered springs

 

but i want it on its arse and couldnt find lowering springs which went that low

 

i dont think you can get coil overs for mk5 cortinas

 

and i will add some pics soon

[bortaf]

Yep coil overs are a right pain on the corty due to having wishbones on the front NOT stuts

And at the rear changing to coil overs moves the springs to a different part of the lower arm and fecks up the spring rate calculations AND the shock mounts are not designed to take the weight of the car!

 

And coil overs cost! and for what, coil overs are great if you get the car corner weighted and set up correctly otherwise they are a waist of time on a road car IMHO another "must have" like twin 40 on a standard engine

 

Cut away chap i've done hundreds of thousands of miles on cut springs, especialy as raldes have dropped lowerd cortina springs from thier line up now as well you have very little choice

Just remember to wire the bottoms of the rears in for when you jack it up if they are very short or you could waist more money and get shorter shocks

[Stu_B]

I don't see the harm of chopped springs on wishbones at all!

 

Springs progressively stiffen as coils are removed so what's the harm?

 

I'd be wary on struts... but do it anyway

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

Yep coil overs are a right pain on the corty due to having wishbones on the front NOT stuts

And at the rear changing to coil overs moves the springs to a different part of the lower arm and fecks up the spring rate calculations AND the shock mounts are not designed to take the weight of the car!

 

And coil overs cost! and for what, coil overs are great if you get the car corner weighted and set up correctly otherwise they are a waist of time on a road car IMHO another "must have" like twin 40 on a standard engine

 

Cut away chap i've done hundreds of thousands of miles on cut springs, especialy as raldes have dropped lowerd cortina springs from thier line up now as well you have very little choice

Just remember to wire the bottoms of the rears in for when you jack it up if they are very short or you could waist more money and get shorter shocks

 

they"re cable tied in and im making some axle to chassis straps so they will never drop out