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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man
This should help explain it from a suspension supplier Global West Suspension . A LOT of guys are riding around with cut coils . Cutting your old coils will provide drop but also increase a firm ride = good thing . Buying new drop springs can leave you with the drop and less of a firm ride = bad thing. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPosx2oStU |
That's the 2nd link I put on the image. I can't wrap my head around the coil (pun
) on the bottom per the original design, which would be lost on a cut coil. But yeah I believe you, apparently people cut them all the time. I'll watch his video again, see if I missed something.
I suppose a cut coil offers a firmer ride because the coil is stronger toward center. Must make up for compromising the factory platform
And how did you know I
inquired on another set of springs?
.....Shoot man, this is resource intense the first time out.
Here's another area I'm not clear,
what a shock. I understand a 1" drop coil by itself drops the body 2". But back to the 2.5" drop spindles. Do you believe I need 1" drop coils to accomplish that 2.5"? I did ask the vendor, pending.......No doubt stock coils would be more difficult and dangerous, the spring would have to compress another inch.