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Originally Posted by Gunnys GXP

The spring replacement is an option many have gone with including myself, especially if you know someone with a spring compressor and basic mechanical knowledge to save on the labor cost. A lot of times you can also rent spring compressors from somewhere such as auto zone. Another option could be (if you have a good shop around) possibly taking it to a shop and having them chop a bit off the top of your stock springs. Just be careful with this option to go to someone who knows the physics of a spring or they may cut to much off. one inch off the end of a spring may give you more or less than one inch drop. Probably more and you may end up too low and having to pay them for thier time and still go with buying another set.

I'm looking into having the stock fronts cut on mine because the 1 inch sport springs I had on the front with my front kit mad it to low for safe driving and now I have the cracks on the nose to prove it but with the stock nose the 1 inch fronts are perfect.

Good luck and hope this helps.

As a rule, I recommend against cutting stock springs, for the resultant increase in spring rate tends to make them excessively harsh. For the amount of effort and/or cost involved in disassembling the car far enough to get the springs in and out, then re-align it, it's almost a shame to not use a set of well-engineered spring replacements, especially on cars like ours that are valuable and predicate handling performance over all else!

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	EcoBoost Supporting Tuner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The best is yet to come :)	Quote: Originally Posted by Gunnys GXP The spring replacement is an option many have gone with including myself, especially if you know someone with a spring compressor and basic mechanical knowledge to save on the labor cost. A lot of times you can also rent spring compressors from somewhere such as auto zone. Another option could be (if you have a good shop around) possibly taking it to a shop and having them chop a bit off the top of your stock springs. Just be careful with this option to go to someone who knows the physics of a spring or they may cut to much off. one inch off the end of a spring may give you more or less than one inch drop. Probably more and you may end up too low and having to pay them for thier time and still go with buying another set. I'm looking into having the stock fronts cut on mine because the 1 inch sport springs I had on the front with my front kit mad it to low for safe driving and now I have the cracks on the nose to prove it but with the stock nose the 1 inch fronts are perfect. Good luck and hope this helps. As a rule, I recommend against cutting stock springs, for the resultant increase in spring rate tends to make them excessively harsh. For the amount of effort and/or cost involved in disassembling the car far enough to get the springs in and out, then re-align it, it's almost a shame to not use a set of well-engineered spring replacements, especially on cars like ours that are valuable and predicate handling performance over all else! __________________ Bill Hahn Jr., Hahn RaceCraft, Inc. Home of the World's Quickest and Most Powerful Solstices First to the 14's, 13's, and 12's in the 1/4 Mile 12.00 @ 117 MPH Street Solstice World Record Hahn RaceCraft, Inc. Turbocharging GM's since 1988 http://www.turbosystem.com