How many coils should I cut to get 3-4" of drop?

1978 ke30 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:07 pm

Any help is wanted.

Vehicle is a 1978 ke30... (i believe it is a ke30)

if not 3-4" what would the recommended height be?

Sven7 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:37 am

Get some proper lowering suspension so you don't eff up your car.

john · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:08 pm

If you have the time, you could always just take it apart, cut one coil, put it back together, see where you are?

Not low enough? Cut another 1/2 coil.

Repeat as necessary. :tu:

1978 ke30 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:18 pm

I'm running on a stupid low budget so cutting is the only way I can go.

john · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:31 pm

Like I said, go slow, cut a little at a time. Don't get greedy.

You can't uncut it.

1978 ke30 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:57 pm

Alright thanks for the input, so 1 coil first should be alright?

john · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:08 pm

1978 ke30 wrote:

Alright thanks for the input, so 1 coil first should be alright?

Yeah, start with one, then go either 1/4 or 1/2 at a time from there. :tu:

djs · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:51 pm

i'd start with 2 turns. that'll be plenty low.

mojocoggo · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:04 am

Anything more than 1.5-2 coils and you will be hating life. Especially with that solid rear axle. You need to shorten the front struts and get MUCH shorter shocks in the rear to maintain a preload and not make you want to kill yourself every time you drive.

Ask me and my giant box of 20+ random cut springs and blown shocks how we know.

Oh and make sure you get an alignment unless you enjoy replacing tires every 3000 miles.

fulloc · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:39 am

Seriously 1 couild wont do anything.
youll need to cut them pretty much in half (im speaking from experience)

problem is the shock has a stroke of 220mm so you will need to get down to 150mm or so and lose your bump stops.

These guys are right, get some better springs. If you cant afford, get springs with approx 8 coils and 11-12mm wire diameter and cut them to suit.

my ke35 had "super low" springs with a coil cut off......

mojocoggo · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:15 am

This is with stock front springs cut in half. Yeah it was low but it was miserable. The front isn't as big of a deal as the rear. With the rear being so light, you must use a shorter shock to maintain a preload or you'll be at the chiropractor every week.

djs · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:01 pm

again, with your budget, cut 2 turns off coils and use 3" blocks in rear. if you had some coin to spend, i would recommend different.

How many coils should I cut to get 3-4" of drop?

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