Actually, if you do it WRONG, cutting off a coil might actually soften it. The
wrong way is to cut the coil off with a torch and heat the entire
spring, thus making it lose its temper.
Then you might lose your temper when you have to buy a new pair of springs! :(
Joe
Douglas Frank wrote:
>
> James Carruthers wrote:
>
> >
> > her suspension likes to "bottom out"
> >
> > Now, to what my PO told me; he cut the front springs... Now, methinks
> > this means there ain't so much spring in her step, so to speak.
>
> Actually, cutting off a coil will stiffen the spring, not soften it.
> (Counterintuitive, but true according to my library.)
>
> Perhaps your bushes have perished?
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