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07-27-2011, 01:05 AM

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burning/cutting springs

i know a guy who will burn my springs and cut them for 30 good or bad idea to cut stock springs??

07-27-2011, 01:12 AM

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dude... bad idea is not even a word I want to use..
lets start with burning... first your springs lose its metal temp and might get brittle and break as you drive... two there is no way to measure the drop in the coils so you will be uneven and you know what that means..

cutting.. main thing is the srpings in your ride now are build and has the spring rate set for the full spring...meaning that your springs are built to handle the weight of the car, cutting them the spring will not be strong enough and you will be bouncing on that car like a milkshake machine... look at some ricers and see their cars bouncing... thats why...

07-27-2011, 01:15 AM

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0h ok i was just wondering if thats the case i might as well order the Teins this friday. thanks i just didnt know if it was a goode idea or not.

07-27-2011, 01:16 AM

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man... you do it....I will bet money that one week if not one day you will have wished that you got the springs... they sell them here all the time..

07-27-2011, 01:18 AM

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yea i know thats what im going to do ima order the teins this week i just gotta look around and see where i can get the cheapest teins

07-27-2011, 01:21 AM

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cool man.. glad to help.... good luck..
just for giggles when you see a ricer and its low and bounces like crazy....

07-27-2011, 01:22 AM

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yea i dont want that on my tc. yea i want my car lower but not too low. do you know anywhere where i can find the cheapest teins?

07-27-2011, 01:24 AM

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yea i know thats what im going to do ima order the teins this week i just gotta look around and see where i can get the cheapest teins

I'm about to sell my Tiens, I am going with TRD so I can auto x.

07-27-2011, 01:25 AM

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yea i dont want that on my tc. yea i want my car lower but not too low. do you know anywhere where i can find the cheapest teins?

$209 shipped on eBay that's the lowest I have found.

07-27-2011, 01:26 AM

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hey durp how much for the teins??

07-27-2011, 01:27 AM

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@andcool yea i think 209 is the cheapest im guessing ima have to go with those. i got a few carshows coming up so i want to lower it and get my stock wing and maybe the header

07-27-2011, 01:28 AM

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@andcool yea i think 209 is the cheapest im guessing ima have to go with those. i got a few carshows coming up so i want to lower it and get my stock wing and maybe the header

Yea I hear ya, I am just waiting for my RS7 to get in I want to start tuning already lol

07-27-2011, 01:31 AM

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I'm about to sell my Tiens, I am going with TRD so I can auto x.

Ya know, if you want to try the whole "learn yourself before you mod" on the AX, you can do a local sale with someone and swap back to OEM springs? Just a thought.

07-27-2011, 02:18 AM

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hey durp how much for the teins??

200 shipped

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Ya know, if you want to try the whole "learn yourself before you mod" on the AX, you can do a local sale with someone and swap back to OEM springs? Just a thought.

Ah yes, I guess I could. Ill do that this weekend, then ill sell the S-techs.