thinking maybe a little strangely here! bear with me, please.


-Am waiting for Goldline springs, still.

All lowering springs for the front end are "progressive rate"; have coils of the mid-section opened-up, made stiffer this way.

I drive almost exclusively on smooth streets. We have few pot holes in Miami because we don't have freezing winters.

I like the stock ride and mostly, want to lower the xB by 2 full inches, which will improve cornering ability as well as general appearance. Just by making the coil springs -shorter-, they will be -stiffer-, in one operation. 0$. 0 wait for backorder.

-that I am generally driving solo in a otherwise empty, stock xB gives me some confidence that I won't be bottoming out, even without a progressive-rate front spring.

Proposed: that I cut 2 inches from the stock springs front and rear. This -will- give a stiffer ride. This won't cost a dime except for my time, and a cut-off wheel.


Predictions? Will it be a stupid thing to try? Will also cut one inch from the front end's 2" up-stop bumper. Am really only giving up one inch of suspension upbound travel. :

hmmm! worth a try?

 

you are most likely going to be bottoming out the suspension a LOT more that if you bought progressive wound springs.

 

Yes, this is certainly true. If I were to bottom out then, definiately, I'd get the progressive rate front springs.

The rear springs of these various brands of lowering springs are -evenly coiled-, right? And so, why change the stock spring? There's a generous travel-space there, particularly because in my case I run stock-or, maybe soon, half-inch shorter tires. (195/50/15 Goodyear F-1.

I won't be rubbing lips or wells. And because my xB is unloaded, even to be stripped of the rear seat, there's not much reason for me to buy extra-stiffer rear springs, eh?

of course- cheap is cheap. Of course, if Goldlines get to me sooner than laterlaterlater, I will just install the Goldlines. They would be better, overall, I suppose.

 

I doubt that you will bottom out a lot... maybe sometimes when you hit hard. I actually cut my spings on my 525i and installed four new struts. It hardly buttom out but stiff ride. Also I have a lowering springs on my xB and I'm thingking of lowering it two more inches by cutting the spring. :D

 

oooo! another outadaBox bold thinker! me likes dat!


Another question: do we snip 2 inches from the -uncompressed- length or from the -compressed length?

I suppose I would mark one front or rear spring, then measure the mate by linear distance from the end, to the cut-point of the "master cut"?

 

go for it i heated mine tein s they worked out nice. remember you'll never know till you try. most of the people that reply has never done anything like this and thy go off of hear say

 

If you cut...let me know how that goes. I was thinking about doing this to my Tanabe DF210's to get lower, but from what I have read, most people advised against cutting the rears since they are smaller on top and bottom than in the center. I'm afraid that the rears may not "seat" correctly.

Cheers,

Erik