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Old 01-17-2008, 02:11 AM   #3
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Re: Coil cutting Q

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Originally Posted by mateo1279 View Post
Hello-

When cutting coils, does one have to cut a full coil off? Is it possible to just cut 1/4 coil until you reach the desired hieght? I'm trying to balance things out better untlil I can afford a better suspension solution...

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Matt
Yes, you can cut partial coils off the bottom of the front coils even though some people say only cut full coils. I recently cut less than one full coil but more than 75%. My last pair of coils I cut 1.25 coils.
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