[bennett54]

hi. i am gona put 4 new springs in my 1980 fairmont wagon. what i want to know is can i make my own lowering kit by cutting 1 coil off each spring for each corner? has anyone done this and did it work. i put on wider tires and i am also putting a bigger front sway bar with urethane bushings and adding a rear sway bar where it doesn't have one. i also will be putting better shocks on probably konis or billsteins. any thoughts on this will be helpful. thank you mike

[Canuck623]

You can lower that way but be careful how much you cut off. I think it's one coil per 2 inch lowered but not 100% sure.

[Boghog]

Don't use a torch to cut the springs.Heat is a springs worst enemy.

Read thru this.
Cutting Coil Springs - Eaton Detroit Spring

[bennett54]

thanks guys now i now i can lower the car 1 inch or 2 inchs and no no heat i have a cut off wheel and the right spring style. this is getting kooler thanks mike lowered springs bigger sway bars fatter tires and handling shocks--curvey roads come on