cutting springs on Base RSX

[sihondasracer]

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.

[freekinfreak]

Originally Posted by sihondasracer

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.

[dirty91crx]

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.

[darkaccord]

Originally Posted by dirty91crx

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 $$$.

[akina_speedstars]

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.