QQ: Cheap/easy/legit way to lower ee80 4dr hatch?

[joff_nz]

Hey guys quick question: are there any easy ways to lower my 4dr ee80 hatch? not for performance as such, just so it's not such a damn boat.

Ie: Do ae82 fx-gt Springs / Stuts fit straight in and would they be much improvement?

remembering this is a $500 car im not gonna be spending $400 on some lowering springs.

and no i don't have an Angle grinder

[Paulio]

you could get the springs heated and squashed maybe $20-$30 each from a blacksmith, its not "politically correct" but atleast its safer than cutties and will pass a wof if done to the right height.

paul

[tsoob]

yeah id not bother man you just asking for trouble., just drive it the way it came from the factory and save your coin for a real car.

[l1ttle_d3vil]

Cheap/easy/legit way to lower ee80 4dr hatch

no. which one do you want?

* Cheap - angle grinder / gas torch
* Cheaper - remove springs all together

* Easy - remove springs
* Easier - angle grinder / gas torch

* Legit - compressed springs
* Ligiter - compress springs + shortened shocks

[Truenotch]

Dont have an angle grinder? Get a hacksaw or a $15 grinder from one of your crappy tool supermarkets.

[joff_nz]

haha yeah i have a good car too, this rolla is just my dirty daily. i was hoping something like fxgt suss would bolt in and drop it a bit.

oh wells

[Bling]

boot full of bricks will sack that sucker

[evil_si]

cut 2/3 coils and have the struts shortened to keep springs captive,
Better than compressed springs and legal

[slighty_sykotic]

cut 2/3 coils and have the struts shortened to keep springs captive,
Better than compressed springs and legal

Dont talk bullshit.

Its not legal. This is how shit gets spread around. IT IS ILLEGAL TO CUT SPRINGS!!!

[Snoozin]

It's safe though. I'd personally go with new shocks too though!

[Bling]

i'm with slighty_sykotic, don't go around saying somethings legal when its clearly not.

Some people don't know all the rules and will believe what you say. Which could end in 10 types of problems for them with the law / WOF / insurance etc.

[Snoozin]

^ I'd sooner cut my springs than have a boot full of bricks though

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

im pretty sure ae82 spings/shocks will fit an ee80 if thats any help

[Bling]

^ I'd sooner cut my springs than have a boot full of bricks though

difference is, EVERYONE knows a boot full of bricks is a dumb idea



*hugs bricks*

[evil_si]

i have had cars with captive cut springs certified, and i told the certifier.

[Si]

Isnt the EE80 have more in common with the AE92s than the AE82's?
Or are the 92s and 82s exactly the same?

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

Or are the 92s and 82s exactly the same?

totally different

[Bling]

i have had cars with captive cut springs certified, and i told the certifier.

I'm not disputing they can't be certified, but for a quick lowering job required in a situation like this, I doubt a cert is on the cards. Even if they are captive, you still need a cert.

much like wheel spacers, can get them certed, but illegal if you don't have them certed.


Would be better if certs were only like $40

[cr1mnl]

cut 2/3 coils and have the struts shortened to keep springs captive,
Better than compressed springs and legal

Dont talk bullshit.

Its not legal. This is how sh*t gets spread around. IT IS ILLEGAL TO CUT SPRINGS!!!

not its no illegal if you do it properly. I've had cars certed with shortend struts and springs aswell.

[Scotty]

cut 2/3 coils and have the struts shortened to keep springs captive,
Better than compressed springs and legal

Dont talk bullshit.

Its not legal. This is how sh*t gets spread around. IT IS ILLEGAL TO CUT SPRINGS!!!

not its no illegal if you do it properly. I've had cars certed with shortend struts and springs aswell.

and just like that you are wrong