hey guys.... I need to know if cutting my base RSX oem springs 1.5 inches will do any harm? Will I experience any bad ride? I have seen people do it and said it doesnt really make a difference, its almost the same thing as buying a regular lowering springs that drop 1.5 inches? What should I Do. A couple of people I know say just get a experienced mechanic and cut your springs 1.5 inches, you wont get any trouble as long as it is not over 1.5 inches. Please reply

Cutting spring will have a bad effect on handling, but if you are only going for looks the cutting is ok. Make sure you let some experienced person do it. However replacement springs would be the correct way, or a nice set of adjustable coilover shock/spring package would be the best way H&R // Tein

Cutting springs is not the same thing as installing lowering springs . . . lowering springs have increased spring rates, while cutting decreases the weak stock spring rates

i wouldnt do it...

will turn ride out unevenly unless its professionally done. soft stock springs with less actual spring will make your underbody smack things on bumps because the spring rates are low and wont be able to push the car up quick enough

I heard that your allignment gets screwed and you eat up tires like crazy.

Don't do it bro.... I did it to my moms car and is a pain in the ass, especially when your not carefull and hit a bump no matter how slow the car was going it sound it terrible. Then after I pay someoneto do it, and cause my mom want it to kill me and had to bought new OEM Springs so I totally wasted my money. Buy some good suspension and have feel the difference From cut springs on my moms car to Tokico sruts with lowering springs on my Civic and it feels so better when you do things correctly. I suggest you invest your money on a suspension:bigthumb: :bigthumb: :bigthumb: :bigthumb:

dont cut it ive seen some people over here and there cars bounce like hell!! plus its harder to controll when ur going fast cause ur car keeps on bouncing.

yeah i agree with most people here. if you can afford a rsx, than you can afford a nice set of springs :biggrin:. a friend cut his springs on his jetta and he's regretting it right now. the bottom of his car is scraped like a mo fo, it's all f'ed up.

Originally posted by vtec28412
I heard that your allignment gets screwed and you eat up tires like crazy.

Yeah I have heard the same...if I was you I would get some shocks and coilovers...sure its a lil pricey but you will regret it later if you get your springs cut.

Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg


Yeah I have heard the same...if I was you I would get some shocks and coilovers...sure its a lil pricey but you will regret it later if you get your springs cut.

If you must purchase shocks with your "coilovers" then are NOT true coilovers, they are sleeved springs that dont lower the car properly. Coilovers are a spring/shock package with an adjustable collar on the shock, not between the shock & spring like junk wanna-be "coilovers"

lowering springs are better than those garbage sleeve coilovers. Those springs are nothing but headaches.

Originally posted by jackasssi
cutting decreases the weak stock spring rates

Cutting springs accually increases the spring rate.

In my opinion cutting springs (as long as its not more than 1.5 inches) is OK.

:wink: cutting weakens the springs while increasing the spring rates . . .go figure

How can it possibly increase spring rate?

loesch8102 those were my exact thoughts when I posted saying spring rates decreases. I did some research when Darkaccord said it increases

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=560348

i bought some adjustable prings off ebay and they work great. you hafta use some of the stock parts from the suspension, but it worked out really well. now i need a camber kit so i can put my performance tyres back on:bigthumb:

It feels so good to prove all you wrong!
I recently helped my friend cut some stock springs for his car that he got off ebay. We cut 1.75 inches of all four. There is a dramatic increase in handling on his 2003 Subaru Impreza Wagon. Before the tail used roll like crazy, now its much better.

It is my conclusion that cutting springs is absolutely fine, as long as you don't cut more than 2 inches. Of course your not going to get as good handling as replacing the whole strut and spring with high performance parts. As long as your not using it for racing, cutting springs is absolutly fine.

I say look on ebay for stock springs, so you can change them back if you have to.

If you do, remember to cut the same amount off the stopper, and the dust guard that you do off the spring.

if you cut your springs ill kick you in the ass. dont sink to there level man!and plus its a RSX i mean all opinions aside. its a brand new car.dont do it.

if you cut your springs ill kick you in the ass. dont sink to there level man!and plus its a RSX i mean all opinions aside. its a brand new car.dont do it.


LMAO!!! Couldn't agree with you more. The only cut springs I had was on my 82 Carolla. Yes it did improve the handling, but i also had to replace the windsheild twice do to unexpected potholes bottoming out my car. And my back wasn't too happy with all of the bouncing either.God I miss that car. 300,000+ miles and still ran tight.

It feels so good to prove all you wrong! now go nail a 35mph corner at 65 that has a few bumps in it....even though you say its ok just wait till you hit bumps on a corner...not fun. you ever see the negative effects of cuttin the springs? the stiffer ride tends to tear up the bushings. and yes spring rate gets higher....spring rate is just a term for how stiff the spring is. higher the number stiffer the spring. go ask a auto-x guy they will tell you. IMO dont cut it. like everyone said its a rsx! go get urself some springs....hell ebay has cheap coil over sleeves. get those b4 even thinking of cutting.

now go nail a 35mph corner at 65 that has a few bumps in it....even though you say its ok just wait till you hit bumps on a corner...not fun. you ever see the negative effects of cuttin the springs? the stiffer ride tends to tear up the bushings. and yes spring rate gets higher....spring rate is just a term for how stiff the spring is. higher the number stiffer the spring. go ask a auto-x guy they will tell you. IMO dont cut it. like everyone said its a rsx! go get urself some springs....hell ebay has cheap coil over sleeves. get those b4 even thinking of cutting.

Yeah, and aftermarket springs will do the exact same thing, except they'll make your walet lighter. If you want performance, you'll need too spend real $$$.

You can afford an RSX but you are too cheap to get lowering springs?

1. Whether you cut your springs or you buy lowering springs, you need to do a wheel alignment afterwards. Lowering changes all the angles. Otherwise, you will experience abnormal tire wear.

2. Cutting springs means you are cutting the spring from the ends, of course, and not the middle. What you are doing is cutting off a section where the springs are coiled tighter. Most springs are progressive rate, in that as the spring gets compressed more, the spring gives more resistance. When you cut off that area where the spring is coiled tighter, you create a spring that has a linear rate. The same amount of resistance is given regardless of how much the spring is compressed. This is like what you see on a superbike rear spring. Your shocks/struts also play a factor in bump feedback, so I am aware of that also.