hey casey is that as low is can go?how does it drive.

ok did you keep the standard strut top bearings ?

how did the top spring perchs fit on the struts ?

since you cannot retern the springs (hope you havent choped them yet) there is an alternitave

You stop the car someware level, Take a gas torch and heat the springs up on the botom. Do this in Frunt and rear at a 180deg to one another. First front and then the rear. the car wil start to drop slowly piling on coil on one another. Do this until you reach the desierd hight, and then the other side of the car.

Take a smal water spray bottle to kil poseble flames BUT dont cool the springs for they will loos all strength, let them cool by them selves and see.

if your still unhappy youve lost nothing, the springs are worthless to you anyhow.

we have done this many many times no prob.
PS; remember only to heat them up NOT cut them!!!

Cutting them scroos up the wheel alingment
and as for shorter shocks Mrk 1 Golf inserts work grate

my mate did that to this to his corolla and the spring coils were just slapping together.maybe he 'overcooked em'.i always thought heating springs would ruined em.even when cutting em i try not to let heat up.

Your totally correct Greendog.As soon as you heat any"heat treated" spring steel it has to be returned to the pressure oven to be "re tempered" to it's required rate,same goes for sway bars,leaf springs etc.
Although doing what our friend from SA has suggested it will give you the ride height you want,however the spring rate of tension/recoil will be lost causing the spring to bottom out as happened to your mate with the Rolla
Keep Smiling
Cheers