Can I Just Cut My Coilovers?

[dwright27]

ok so i have an 06 F-150, and i wanna lower it in the rear a little. can i just cut some of my coilovers/springs to do this until i decide to bag it or throw a real drop kit on it?

Do i even have coilovers on this truck lol? would it throw my speedo off? and would i need a flip kit and shackles etc?

next question is the leaf spring i think that runs from the rear to before the rear wheel can i flip that to drop it a little?

Thanks.

[jagblazer01]

ok so i have an 06 F-150, and i wanna lower it in the rear a little. can i just cut some of my coilovers/springs to do this until i decide to bag it or throw a real drop kit on it?

Do i even have coilovers on this truck lol? would it throw my speedo off? and would i need a flip kit and shackles etc?

next question is the leaf spring i think that runs from the rear to before the rear wheel can i flip that to drop it a little?

Thanks.

I dont believe you have coilovers on ur truck...just coil springs up front. Sometimes you can heat them up to drop them a little but I dont recommend cutting them. As for the rear, I know on rangers you can do a flip kit to lower the rear which will relocate the axle above the spring

[dwright27]

after a quick google search i have this.

Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , beam rear suspension rigid with leaf springs

if i wanted to drop the front i could cut the coil springs though right>??

Edited January 29, 2009 by dwright27

[roscoe1129]

All that time off and this is the best you could muster????

[lowblueranger]

You could, but the ride would be terrible. The speedometer wouldn't be affected either. You should wait to buy a set of lowered upper and lower control arms w/ lowered springs for the front, then a flip kit for the back with new shocks all the way around. But you could just bag it and be done with it. You'll still want the control arms for the front to give you the most drop and a 4-link for the rear.

[ryde2idie]

to cut the coils youd have to take them off so id just buy lowering springs and replace them so that your lowerd and you get a nice ride.

[Stephen]

after a quick google search i have this.

Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , beam rear suspension rigid with leaf springs

if i wanted to drop the front i could cut the coil springs though right>??

you have no rear coil springs :01nocomment8so:

you could buy a kit to "level" it out but it will just raise the front 2 inches

[dwright27]

you have no rear coil springs :01nocomment8so:

you could buy a kit to "level" it out but it will just raise the front 2 inches

did you not read the bottom that said if i wanted to lower the front i could just cut the coil springs on the front?

and yes roscoe, ive been doing some work here and there durin my vacation. As soon as my camera gets her ill update the corolla thread, as well as post some recent installs for customers.

[droopy89]

you could cut teh coils on the front, but how it rides will depend on how you cut them,, id use a bandsaw, and id only cut a coil, it wont ride as good as stock, a little "stiffer",, if you use a torch, it will change the spring rates, the heat will mess with the characteristics of the metal, and most likely will ride like poo

Edited January 29, 2009 by droopy89

[dwright27]

you could cut teh coils on the front, but how it rides will depend on how you cut them,, id use a bandsaw, and id only cut a coil, it wont ride as good as stock, a little "stiffer",, if you use a torch, it will change the spring rates, the heat will mess with the characteristics of the metal, and most likely will ride like poo

it honestly rides OK right now, not great or anything like that. Im contemplating on whether to do this or not and just save up the 5 bills.