Anyone cut down their front torsion springs

Camo · 29 Mar 2008, 8:47 pm

Hi all,

Have a link pin front end with the torsion springs. Have bought a 2 inch narrowed beam and was wondering how hard it will be to cut 2 inches off the original springs. Is spring steel hard to cut. Have a large power hacksaw at work that may help or whats your thoughts on a large grinder with cutting disc.

Thanks, Kevin

greedy53 · 30 Mar 2008, 8:06 am

an angle grinder will do it nicely and 2 inches well i have been told an inch end and another says 2 inches any end so if ya do both ends remember to weld one end before cutting as one end will be welded now hope that helps

dangerous · 30 Mar 2008, 8:10 am

You will need a cutting disc.
Easy to do once it is bolted in,
and all grub screws tight so they are held tight and in shape.

Camo · 30 Mar 2008, 9:27 am

Greedy53, you said

remember to weld one end before cutting as one end will be welded now

Please explain. Do you mean to weld the end that you are about to cut off ???? Not sure what you mean.

Dangerous, you said

Easy to do once it is bolted in,rn and all grub screws tight so they are held tight and in shape

Do you mean to have the beam bolted to the chassis and then place the spring inside the beam with the extra 2" out one end and then cut off the over hang ??

Thank you both for your input and look forward to your replies.

Cheers, Kevin

dangerous · 30 Mar 2008, 9:35 am

Yes cut off the over hang.
I hold my beam in the vice, but bolted to the car is good.

Craig Torrens · 30 Mar 2008, 9:58 am

but if you narrow a beam the 'old' centre is still located in the same position as the 'new' centre, so with the torsion bars located in the centre with the grub screw I would have thought that you would have 1 inch out each end ??

I've never done one before, so am I right in my thinking???

greedy53 · 30 Mar 2008, 11:32 am

my springs are always welded on noe end sure saves a lot of time when you go to put them back the welded end goes straight in with no expansion
ro fit them than cut

Camo · 30 Mar 2008, 2:48 pm

Thanks again. Also I'm far from perfect, but shit greedy53 your threads are hard to read without punctuation 😁.

hellbugged · 30 Mar 2008, 3:03 pm

Craig Torrens wrote:but if you narrow a beam the 'old' centre is still located in the same position as the 'new' centre, so with the torsion bars located in the centre with the grub screw I would have thought that you would have 1 inch out each end ??

I've never done one before, so am I right in my thinking???

yes, and redrill each end............

or cut two inches off, redrill centre and one end🤪