How safe is it to cut the springs on a mk2

[polo-vixen]

How safe is it to cut the springs on a mk2 coupe, as ive done mine by one and half coils, and i was told that wasnt a wise idea?

[Gareth_GT_Hatch]

How safe is it to cut the springs on a mk2 coupe?

it isnt

[polo-vixen]

k just that i read an aticle in the VW dub mag and ir said that u culd do it, as long as it was short term use!

[david burton]

one and a half is a LOT



I did mine by 1/2 a turn (mk4) but only the back ones, and it lowered by about 20mm.

Have had no troubles at all and in fact it's improved a lot, some people will argue against this, some will not, but at the end of the day the springs aren't working at their designed intentions.

edit: i cut my lowered springs, not originals. for some reason the springs nowadays have the rears higher than the front. i was levelling the car out!

[ibiza jamie]

like the mag says its ok for short term, but dont be runnin it like that for long. its also a good idea to reprofile the base of the spring after you cut them too.

[GroovyCarrot]

Would have thought you'd be better clamping a couple of the coils if you're going to do it the cheap way.. more reversable and less chance of damaging things.. still, as you've done it now I'd say just try it for a while and make sure you check the springs and mounts for damage regularly..

[mk2matt]

polo vixen u have done it before and you know its defo a NO NO.
i say do it and you will end up paying for it.

if lowering a car buy lowering springs

[polo-vixen]

yes i have done it, already but i need to know if there a correcting way off fixing it at all

And the way i did it was no-no but u can fix it and i was asking for advice

[mk2matt]

i was not having a go.

i thought you had got a mk3 polo to strip, why dont you use the springs off that?

[polo-vixen]

i do, but what im saying to all you guys on porka, and again now

the car dont feel safe, when its at its standard height, and i dont like it like that, it grips better when lower

I wanna see if i can correct the cut springs rather buy new ones and taking me old off ones off, and putting standard ones on then putting a new set on later is hassle

[mk2matt]

Throw the cut springs its not worth your life for a cheap and DANGEROUS mod.

buy a cheap set of lowering springs for now they cost about £60 from euro car parts(you can't get them from GSF)

[ibiza jamie]

by the sounds of it if your drivin the car so hard that you feel its dangerous on standard springs, for gods sake just buy some lowering cheapo springs asap!!!

[GroovyCarrot]

If you think it's dangerous on standard springs, just think for a moment what would happen if one of those cable ties snapped and your rear suspension collapsed as you're flying round a corner... you'd be upside down in a ditch before you could blink an eye.. at least if you drive hard on the standard suspension you know it's not just suddenly going to snap, it gives way very gradually unless you're seriously hammering along, in which case it's the speed that's unsafe, not the suspension..

You can get lowering kits from GSF, part number 99431, £46.50. That's really, really worth it, your suspension is really vital to your safety and the safety of the poor sod coming the other way when it falls apart.. you really can't rely on cable ties to hold together a 750kg lump of metal at high speeds..

[mk2matt]

"You can get lowering kits from GSF, part number 99431, £46.50. "

Sorry bud but they have stopped selling those, they have been having trouble with them

[polo-vixen]

ok thanx guys