would my car pass its mot if i was to cut the springs as a temporary thing until i can afford to but proper lowering springs?
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mot and cutting springs
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NO, they will fail as its unsafe
as above dangerous and makes the car bounce like its on pneumatics!!
high 5 DH, besides you will never cut both exactly the same so you will have a jelly ride
Hopefully yeah 
That way it'll teach you not to be an idiot. If you can't afford to do it properly, don't do it at all.
That way it'll teach you not to be an idiot. If you can't afford to do it properly, don't do it at all.
Well said.
Joycey
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Cutting springs is a mugs way to lower a car
Second hand springs often go on here for £20-30
don,t cut you spring you mad , dont be a chancey
if you can,t afford lowing spring , just put a load of heavy crap in the boot ,
if you can,t afford lowing spring , just put a load of heavy crap in the boot ,
lol i havent done it i was just wondering what the law was. i will wait til i cn afford it
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don,t cut you spring you mad , dont be a chancey
if you can,t afford lowing spring , just put a load of heavy crap in the boot ,
yeah and if they break dont cable tie them back together either unlike chancey
but seriously just buy springs they cheap enuf
i have a set of 30-35mm springs taken from my GSI they are pretty rusted and worn but you can have them for £20.00 delivered !!!
if your interested drop me a P.M
if your interested drop me a P.M
thats nothing m8 , you should have seen the spring chop thread on migweb , there was some very heated opinions
as someone who once chopped springs id recommend against it everytime and depending on how old your car is look into shocks too , at first i moaned about £100 for kyb shocks , i wasnt moaning when my nova cornered on rails
It's not advisable, but won't make the car a complete disaster, so long as you don't cut half the spring away!!
Seen it loads of times, nowhere near as good as correct progressively wound(lowered) springs but can be done.
Not sure on the mot thing, but not convinced it is a mot fail.
tabetha
Seen it loads of times, nowhere near as good as correct progressively wound(lowered) springs but can be done.
Not sure on the mot thing, but not convinced it is a mot fail.
tabetha
if the mot guy sees it been cut he will fail it,