pics of cars with cut springs?

[ghosthunter242]

i have read through pages and pages of the pros and cons of cutting and not cutting of springs. ride height vs. spring rate. blah blah blah.
i bought my festiva to be driven 1000 miles each way on a road rally. pretty much all highway miles. usually ending up in very windy mountan passes.

this car is not going to be my daily driver and my budget will not allow any lowering kits. i am either going to leave it the way it is once i get my new rims/tires(week or 2 off) OR i am going to drop it via cutting the springs.

the theme i am doing this year is based on a hot rod 1969 roadrunner from hotwheels. so, i was thinking of doing a little rake. so dropping it a little less in the rear. i just finished getting the first bit of paint on it after the bodywork. so, imagine the paint a little better and then flames...
oh, stock rims/tires will be used. not going with anything but 12's.
i would love to see pics of your cut spring cars, how much you cut, what tool you used, and what size tire for reference.
thanks!!

[ghosthunter242]

this is what i started with

just for reference, this is what i started with.

[Festiva_Fred]

Here's my old set-up from when I was driving my 93'. The fronts were cut 2 1/4 or 1/2 can't remember.. The backs were cut 2, the wheels/tires are Honda VX's with 175/70/13 tires.

[Festiva_Fred]

Here's how I had it before when it was on stock wheels/tires, backs cut 1 1/2 fronts 2.

[ejp2fast]

the link to more specifics:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19901

[Britstiva]

Lookin' good ghosthunter!

[ghosthunter242]

thanks guys!
love the looks of the cars but if fred's is dropped on 12's... i am worried mine might have been cut already by thte photos i have taken. it could be just the angle but it seems i have a little more gap than it appears in the pics. i will take a more level pic and see if it corrects what my mind remembers vs. reality.
keep them coming. this is awesome!

[lanemeyer14]

Here's mine. Running aspire 4 door rear springs cut 2.5 coils in the front, and festy front springs cut 2 coils in the rear (has the rake you're talking about) with 185/65 14's.....

[ghosthunter242]

lane, that is almost the perfect look i am after. thanks for that. why is everyone using aspire springs? what if anything is wrong with the festiva ones?
just a question.. and also a concern now. is it ok to do it to the stock springs?
thanks, i am loving this.

[muscle_Car1]

They are stronger & a bit taller because the aspire is heavier.

[bobbyspider]

lane do you have an aspire swap or are you still festiva

[ghosthunter242]

lane, are those bumpers off an isuzu? rear looks honda-esque.

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[lanemeyer14]

lane do you have an aspire swap or are you still festiva

Yeah, I have the aspire swap

lane, are those bumpers off an isuzu? rear looks honda-esque.

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Front and rear bumpers are from an isuzu stylus

[bobbyspider]

isuzu stylus (i think) with honda accord lip kit on the rear but i dont know what the front lip is from

-looks like we posted at the same time lane ha

[lanemeyer14]

isuzu stylus (i think) with honda accord lip kit on the rear but i dont know what the front lip is from

Haha, beat me to it! Yeah, cut down accord lip on the rear, and some random old volvo lip on the front