I dont recommend more than 1.75" of lowering to any street car. You would need more than 2" for the look you want. There will be a very shitty ride.
Cutting springs is not illegal as far as I know, its dumb. Cutting is the LAST option if no company supplies aftermarket springs or coilovers. That's about the worst thing you could do if all 4 aren't cut the same, guess what? You got yourself one shitty riding car with no going back. When lowering a car you MUST increase the spring rates!
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Originally Posted by www.spdusa.com
Second, many people change their spring rates and do not realize that the damping rates of the strut's shock absorbers have been calibrated to control the behavior of the springs. Major changes in spring rates will upset the ride quality AND cause poor handling if the shocks are not also changed to match new spring rates. This is why SPD Tuning Service sells only shock or shock/spring kits, but no spring kits, except for the rigorously tested Eibach units.
Ever see cars "bouncing" down the freeway every time they hit a bump or even a small undulation in the road? They have either cut their springs or purchased a lowered spring kit that takes them over the edge. The energy in their springs is so great that the shock damping rates are simply over powered and the car jerks all over. They went for "the look" and lost their ride.
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