Can You Daily Drive A Car With Cut Springs?
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This week, Alex gets the angle grinder out to find out what life is like on cut springs!
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Less springs= less weight. Infinite benefits.
AutoAgitator also less travel
mr nobody less travel is now the motto of the car
mr nobody Less travel isn't a benefit
Waffeey real car guy does not think shit like that
yeah just get rid of the springs all together
Can you daily drive a car with NO springs?
That's the real question 😂
yes you can me and all my friends do it. (i live in sweden)
Bond the real question is WHY DO YOU FUCKING APPEAR AND GET LIKES IN BLACKPANTHAA AND CT COMMENT SECTION, BITCH?
look at one of the latest videos of " dumm tüch " - they are some crazy germans who do everything with cars, also driving a car with no springs :D
Bond 😄
"How does driving without tires affect the cars performance?"
Super Shimada Bro worse than your Indian food you ate last night.
Super Shimada Bro Its weight reduction bro, it will make you 80% faster.
Super Shimada Bro faster 0-60
Super Shimada Bro 0 to 60 in like 1.5 seconds
Tyres
Dude, that is thw saddest kind of spring cutting ive ever seen. Cut it in half bro. Be a man.
My moms left testicle be a man, buy coilovers
Na bro take them out safer
Be a true man and remove the springs
single best comment
*How fast can you drive on a flat tire*
Jsap-20 i wonder if you go fast enough will the wheel expand and it will feel normal
Yeah
Depent how fast your car is...
Do u want him to die?
How fast can you drive on just rims
Less spring = more weight reduction
Every little thing makes a difference
QuietQuotient83 every little helps
Every like more weight of comment
true. i think this is gonna be top comment
QuietQuotient83 Delete the rear suspension and weld it in place. Weight reduction bro!
Just the same with carbon. If you add 10kg of carbon parts to your car, it has instantly less weight than before.
Can you drive without a car?
Yes all you do is sit and start to use your legs to try to go forward
ever heard of a bicycle?
Car Octane yes you.donkey
Motorcycle bike trike etc.....
Car Octane no
"I think these are the right bolts." - Me every time I work on my car
Im watching this In 2020 and the worst is when you think you done and still have bolts 😳
It's not a job well done if you don't have extra bolts 😉
Next the benefits of stickers on speed..
Don’t do speed or any drug
@@takcleberry speed becomes so addicting to the point it's a moneypit. Could be made in Germany aswell...
Back in the mid-90's we didn't cut our springs... We simply removed the springs entirely.
And yes, we still made it over speed bumps though it took some skill... LOL
JeepCollector91 we still do it in Sweden...
I cant imagine how bad that would be. Surely youd spend more replacing shocks constantly than just buying lowered springs?
WHO tf drives with springs lol 😂
But howw
still doing it in norway too lol.
4:39 "if the spring pops out you might die"
He says while someone is about to crash into him 😂
Read my comment, is up
We have a 1985 Mercedes 300d turbo diesel that my brother bought for only $800. He cut 3-4 cools off of his springs, and he has been daily driving it for about 2 years. He's never had issues with it coming out of place, although speed bumps are too tall to go over speed bumps fast, but that goes for any lowered car.
It depends on wich car and if it's done properly
This should be a series. Can you daily drive a car with: straight cut gears? racing seats and harnesses? A roll cage? Stripped interior? Just a thought because you've done a video like this with welded differentials.
"You wouldn't use a plastic bag to have sex"
Alex Kersten 2K17
"you wouldn't use a plastic bag to have sex would you?"
Car Throttle Alex 2017
Erm....my sisters boy friend did during the 80s ~ i have a nephew.
Offended as thats how I was born...
@@alecfleming373 so your mum's a plastic bag
I No-Scoped JFK Just a blowing in the wind, living out those teenaged dreams... No shit...
Every volvo 740/940 ever in sweden
1 coil isnt enough... Simply remove the springs :D
Tbf, about 2 all around is fine bit bouncy but works
Then again just get cheap lowering springs 😂
@@alexv8man but even cheap ones cost money.
Adding things cost money but removing things usually doesn't
But y don’t remove the shocks from the car
1 coil is nothing
here in brazil the ricers do that in every car
haha true
Samsung Galaxy S7 my first car was a Civic with cut springs. It was extremely bad
u are brazillian?
Só as Saveiro ralando no chão
Exactly! Ricers over here keep repeating the sentence "ChoraBoy", something like "Cry, Boy". I don't know why.
They just ruin their cars cutting the springs. That's why I bought proper Eibach springs to install in my Volkswagen Saveiro Cross.
#PAUNASCABRITA
I done this to a pickup also flipped the rear axle from under to over the leaf springs. It works and well. Just make sure you put a U bold on whats left of your spring to the shock. Done a friends truck like this also. Sold mine and the guy loved it. Hope he never takes the front wheels off.
I've had two of these CG Accords. First one was a 1.8 litre manual lift back, and years and a couple of cars later a 2.0 litre automatic sedan. Still regret that I sold the 2.0. What a great and reliable car.
But the real question is, can it drift?
[ Insert eurobeat ]
Andu Auto *EDM intensifies*
Andu Auto insert ' Initial D ' mode
*DEJA VU, I JUST BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE*
most importantly, can it beat a 22B?
IT'S SO HARD WHEN I TRY TO BELIEVE!! YEEEAAAAAHHHXD
How long can you beep the horn for? - video ide
Will_Lammas until you got punched in the face tho...
6:50 look at that clean w123 Mercedes 😍
🤤😍😍😍
I daily drove my honda civic on cut king springs 4 2 years without any issues at all. Drove really nice and I ever tracked it!!
Can you hit vetc in reverse with cut springs?
AWAIS_IQBAL_2001 with no fuel
Yes!
with handbrake on
Хозе Гонзалез ñ
without engine oil
This 'test experiment' car is gonna end up looking like a show car!
you're going to be in for a treat.
Its going to be a lot lower very soon :)
The Dutchinator I like treats...😉😉
KAL 1 I HAVE SEEN YOU ON AR12GAMING RAY-VISION AND NOW CAR THROTTLE
Hahahaha, I think they crushed trevor with a tank yesterday...
I've been Dailying a car with Cut Springs for a while now it's literally no different I have zero problems but if anything probably handles a little better cause I've lowered the center of gravity now and whatever the quarter pound weight reduction it's still rides smooth I haven't had any issues with them popping out and I drive the car hard and through awful bumpy city streets all the time
And what car do you drive?
@@TheCornishGingerOfficial honda for sure
@@TheCornishGingerOfficial he drives a rolls royce phantom
6:51 Cool w123
I made a lot of weight reduction by not owning a car
Save a lot on car insurance too
How ironic, asking if people would have sex with a plastic bag. The type of people irresponsible enough to do so are exactly the type of people who would cut their springs (and clearly, cutting springs is a common enough thing to make a video about it).
Peter Schmidt Especially in Finland where people are absolutely retarded in the topic of motorvehicles.
cfg_Forumic what? i'm finnish, and sure there is people (amis) who does this, but most that i know, have cheap set. And yes, i'm finnish, perkeleen vittu
torille perkele
I wouldn't have sex at all. Some people prefer their waifu over it. It is a dumb question. :)
2D grill will never leave you.
Thanks guys for the upload.... Very informative... Appreciate it brothers 👌
I was surprised to see that you removed the springs to cut them. I guess the kind of person who would cut their springs would not bother to remove them and cut them right on the car. Or more likely they would heat the springs rather than cutting them. I would like to see a video about heated springs.
What's the point in just cut in 1 coil off the spring. At least cut a few off to see what the difference is not just one its waste of time
Depends on how thick is the plastic bag is... 🤔
Really, I owned a heavy Merc 190E with a broken and two worn springs for over a year. The only problem I had was over large road bumps but no dangerous moments at all. But when it came to MOT day they quoted me over £1000 for full replacement of them plus the test. That was over 10 years ago and I couldn't be arsed to bother and scrapped it though it still drove smoothly like you would never of known otherwise. God I still miss that car and even my brand new car today can never beat that classic beautiful workhorse.
does weight reduction mean more MPGs?? next you should test that by removing everything like rear seats, passenger seat, radio, interior, doors, trunk, bumpers, fenders...
It absolutely does. Almost every user manual talks about it in the tips section, if it wasn't obvious enough to the driver in the first place.
Somewhat, as long as it doesn’t affect aerodynamics it will improve
Don’t forget to remove the oil pan and radiator bc those are very heavy
Respect for not naming this video "OMG I ALMOST DIED IN A FENDER BENDER!"
I used to ride with cut springs in 2 different cars for more than 1 year and i loved it! Don'te recomend, but you wont die deppending on the car you cut
Depends on the type of coil your cutting. If you car came with progressive springs you can not cut them, if you do you will change the spring rate and the car will bounce. But if the car came with traditional style spring you will not change the spring rate as drastic and the car will drive fine. The only issue is most times the damper will start to bottom out and blow it's seals.
because you are pretty much a racing driver, make it a mad track car (K20 SWAP) and do some laps at the nurburgring
Bit ambitious by there i think mate...
JoraForever Vtec kicked in yo
Anyone else got that Fake Taxi vibe watching this?
Wot...
You know you've watched too much when you feel that vibe on a video about springs.
@@kelvindelacuesta2003 😂😂
6:53 W123 E Class Mercedes Benz
I did 1.5 coils in my daily driver. No negative side effects after 2 years of driving it.
Would lowering springs not have the same issue with potentially popping out (on stock shocks) since they are physically shorter springs?
4:52 Spring rate does not increase. It remains contstant unless you change to stiffer springs. What has changed is the suspension can no longer withstand as much load
Nope as soon as you heat steel it starts to harden and changes the spring
hey it's The Avenue in Beckenham! My aunt lives on the paved bit. I'm sure I've taken a picture of the W123 in the background at 6:50 before.
Oh, and The Avenue isn't private. I've no idea why it's not paved.
I'm dailying my mk4 Golf with rear springs cut for four years because I'm a cheap bastardad and there were after market tall springs that were stupid and I didn't had money to change them back then and it's no problem. Just needed to put some rubber hoses on the bottom of the springs to stop rattle sounds that occurred every time I went over a pothole.
Can you go over 30 km/h on speed bump ?
''Furkan Emir''
Dude, I deliver pizza with a shitty old car, and I do that all the time. Not very amusing though.
Yes I've had an Volvo 240 with no springs in the front and 4/9 coils left in the back.. you can drive over it but you will fly 5m over the ground
I can take them at 40mph in my accord, probably not the best thing to do but it doesn't bottom out in the front
DMAN22yeah yeah because youre already in SPACE
140kmh in my 05 ford focus
Why add all the pretend reactions to a "rough" ride? There's no way you noticed a major difference. OEM springs with one coil gone are still likely around 1/2 as stiff as proper lowering springs. So lowering springs will only make the ride even worse. It's ok to just tell people cut springs aren't that safe and leave it a that...
If you do cut springs, cut from the top not the bottom. I cut mine on my ek and it drove good, you can only notice when you go over speed bump that the shocks bottom out. Other than that, it was good. Corner hard, drive fast and felt good. I wouldn't doubt that your shocks will go out sooner than if you were on proper springs though.
Love the Merc W123 behind you at 6.50...totally lost what you were saying there to drool at that!
don't do it, unless you want a broken back
avaasear yes but it has less travel and your lower so speedbumps will be sore
If the springs don't injure you, *I will.*
Bromley high-street!! I live there
Josh Chinnery thought it looked familiar
I live in Bromley and recognized it straight away
Josh Chinnery yeah i was surprised to see it my self and the road with crappy road looks like in lee
There are a couple in Bromley like that
Glad I wasn't the only one. He drove past Bromley station, went to Bromley College few years ago also which is up the road
I daily drive my slammed e430 with cut springs. It rides better than it did with the aftermarket springs uncut, I'm on cut vogtland springs right now.
Back in the days I drove car to a flat shop floor. Selected nicely sized bricks under the skirts and light up the torch. Nice oxy/ase lowered car fast. Highly recommended 👌😁
What a road full of potholes... Is this UK or Romania?
1s2a3d4a5m hey lay off Romania!
1s2a3d4a5m hahahahhaha so funny
1s2a3d4a5m funny because its true!
us romanians have the worst roads in world. it's literally insane. cant go over 60 kmh anywhere
Try our speed bumps...
Our 2016 RAV4 scraped going 20kph..
Lol I daily my volvo 940 with cut springs. Sure it's a tad bit bumpier, but meh. Gave the front coils a small weld for them to stay in place. Back coils are kept in place with a pipe clamp. Lowered springs doesn't lower it enough, basically. Would I go lower than I have right now, I might consider cutting lowering springs.
Truth lol
Great Video! 👌 😀
Vietnam has roads too lol. I've cut springs before for friends, lowering springs are the way to go on a budget.
"HOW TO LOWER YOUR CAR FOR FREE!"
inst free tho, first off u need a angle grinder and cutting wheels
you were in bromley hahahaha
I had a friend in college that had been lowered, it was a full size Chevy Impala convertable, it would drag on even the lowest speed bump, what a pain in the arse!
Use a thick hoseclamp to keep it in place and not moving out of the way. However the other points you made like the ride itself and shockabsorbers are very true.
"You wouldnt use a plastic bag for sex, would you?"
*depends on the head its going on*
You have some pretty rough roads there in the UK bro!
If you're really cheap but need springs You can even bring a stock spring to a spring manufacturer and they'll make some with the same specs but however much drop for about $30 a spring.
Years ago a buddy of mine cut the front springs of his Chevy Blazer Extreme, that was the most uncomfortable ride I've ever been in. Bouncing everywhere!
well.. you cut them wrong. Youre supposed to cut the top springs. ( and take them off the struts). i cut my nc miata springs i daily the shit out of it the spring never popped out. Plus after you cut the spring you have to flaten the spring the best you possibly can
And best not to use heat, it ruins the treatment of the metal. Torch, really bad. Angle grinder, less bad. Hacksaw, best!
@@spencerali1659 why not to use heat??
@@amirulasyrafalias1507 Spring steel has a specific heat treatment. Heading it up with a torch ruins that and makes it weaker
Next step Böttad!
Jorvin Andersen hahaha😂
Can you daily bött som fan?
halojonssan nej men kapat går utmärkt
Bött ä gött!
Got a "Baby on Board" sticker today. Best mod I've ever done. Street cred off the scale.
Never seen anyone make such a job of cutting springs before!
Can you go offroad with cut springs?
Was hoping the civic would be another track build tbh
Lewis Hunter well hes already dead
My dad cut and rethread his springs and they work perfect💫
hey, use a ratchet tied from driver to passenger control arm and tighten it until the strut assembly has enough room to work with, itll keep you from loosing any fingers or someone getting their head crushed, it also makes the entire process incredibly easier; just jack it up, take the wheels off, ratchet the control arms and you have easy access, and yes that works with an anti-roll bar, and solves the issue for both sides simultaneously
I feel like this reduces the actual usability of the car however....
Dreaming In Cars it does. Also gives you horrible back pain. I did this for fun with my old car before I had to throw it in the crusher as it had be written off in an accident
Poor car! Sorry to hear that.
but i imagine back pain is a killer one on any journey linger than 20 minutes!
Dreaming In Cars it is my friend
we've found einstein here
no shit it does fam
Mazder_ the sass
Can you? Yes, you can daily anything as long it goes down the road. Do you want to? Depends on how severe your first world problems are.
An exception, vintage Mercedes springs were made to be cut. They've got about 14 coils, they're compressed in their mounts by at least 6-7 inches and they're woefully undersprung from from the factory and the increase in rates is great. You need a special compressor to get them out without exploding your skull and that's a $100 tool. Spend the remaining $100 on beer and pizza and spend some quality time with your angle grinder, just make sure to keep the springs cool or they'll lose their temper. I dropped my '79 300sd by about 3 inches to a roughly 1 finger fender gap and it's one of my favorite mods on that car of which there are many. The only ones that top it are the manual transmission swap, my hood exhaust and the 17" monoblock reps I put on there. Unfortunately it has rust worse than Phil so I'm gonna pull all my fun parts and then scrap it and look for another chassis.
has there been a video on what sort of fuel economy improvements you can get by lowering your car? I'd love to see one like that.
ya livin da ricer life bro
Tasos Arpoudis ugh
*Can you drive a car with no engine?*
Bob McCoy gm drivers do that all the time
Bob McCoy Fernando Alonso does that.
Bob McCoy yes its called gravity
Yes if it's a Tesla.
Saksham Ak47 but teslas have electric engines
My dad used to do that on our daily family car (Corolla 2003-2006 "altis model")
IT WAS SO BOUNCY
3:36 " I think these are the right parts"😂
i think michigan has the lowest car standards lol they dont even test ours
Dark ShadowFox yeah dude i see trucks lifted 12"+ with 16" wide wheels and 45" tires, pro street drag cars that are as loud as a v8 could possibly get, unweighted wheels, straight pipes are legal and almost all shops will do them without question, we dont need emissions controls, we also can drive on semislicks with literally only one line of tread. hell even semi trucks can have two trailers haha. honestly car heaven
and detroit is just across the river from canada where you can get JDM cars imported. the mechanical shop teacher at my school even drives a RHD AE86
For real 😂 this is why I live in Michigan
Ronnie Santo you can literally drive anything on the road here in florida as long as it has lights and turn signals
Dark ShadowFox yes you can drive Canadian registered cars as long as you are legally in the country in the first place.
Now Trevor drives faster because he isnt high anymore 😂😂😂 he is lowwww
I drove a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant that was improperly lowered. Previous owner heated the coils to lower the car. On the front, a couple of the coils were touching and there was no give in the suspension. Hitting a small bump felt like I was going to bend a rim(P/O installed 17" Motegi FF7 in gloss black with 225/40R17 tires).
6:52 that W123
"You wouldn't use a plastic bag to have sex would you?"
Uh well I... nevermind.
by cutting the springs you achieve
WEIGHT REDUCTION
I've done cut springs on several cars. Honestly not much different than lowering springs. Just depends how low you go really! The lower the worse the ride in either case.
Great video
And that's why cut springs are illegal in Belgium.
Belgium sucks then
you cut those springs like i cut my wrists
With a circular saw?!
Hi, I'm Michael Jordan
Stop it, get some help!
Not very well then
**insert 9 year old singing mad world*
hannah baker, is that you?
Drove my car with cut springs 12 hours on rough Oklahoma interstate, did alright, scary as hell on potholes and belly's in the road though
Lol on our Mitsubishi Colt broke the front left spring and it's like 4 cm lower tham stock.. still handles well and is well drivable
YOU BARELY CUT IT! Hahahah what is this shit!?
Bs, of course you can drive it. You would obviously put hose clamps so that the springs wont jump out, at least in the back. I daily drive my volvo with barley any rounds left on the spring, works just fine. Know many people that has removed the spring completely aswell.
Btw you can cut the springs as they sit in the car.
Nils Friberg ive done it like that too with no problems people jus overlook at crap smh
I can tell you one thing. I had a Ford Sierra 2.0 with Pinto engine and with an open diff. In the track (drifting) it was sluggish and hard to get it drift and sometimes almost roll over. Then me and some of my friends decided to cut down 2 or 3 levels of the springs (that shit took us into the night) and damm it was so good at the track and a lot lot easier to drift, but.... on the road it was terrible.
The back of my accord is lower than that on the stock suspension, no issues whatsoever except occasional bottoming out on speed bumps above 20mph
Every skid car in Australia on a low budget