Cutting Springs?

[69chevybmx]

I hate being the naysayer...

Springs are designed with a predetermined rate of travel and cutting them changes that rate. Springs designed for lowering are not just simply shorter, they also have increased rate to provide the ability to carry the load with the shortened amount of travel. IMO cutting springs to lower is like removing 1" from your shins instead of buying longer pants. it just doesn't seem like a good idea.

As for heating springs, you bring the possibility of continued spring sag AND it makes the metal more brittle and prone to snapping. You might save some cash by heating the springs but having one snap while doing 70+ mph would have been well worth the investment of proper springs.

When trying to save on money, your suspension is not always the best place to skimp.

[scrapmetalart]

cut the fronts. The spring rate does go up a bit & it will ride rougher, but it is cheap. It is all in what you want to spend. 70's full size chevy cars have rear springs that will fit your truck & will lower it...

Heating them is a bad idea. They will break eventually...

I have used the torch to cut springs many times. only the very end gets hot...

[38chevyhotrod]

I would not recommend it at all. I just replaced my springs, the fronts where cut and constantly made snapping noises when driving slowly in to holes.

The rears where heated to lower them, but they also didn't do it well.
After putting the lowering springs on the burb, it is driving much nicer.
It did cost 200 buck but it was well worth it.

[Skirkpat]

Heating your springs is like letting all the air out of your tires, It will make your truck lower, but it is a really bad idea if you want to drive it.