and guess what, they wont be any safer than springs that are cut to the same height
but they will cost more

If you would prefer not to cut them pull them out and take them to a suspension shop. They will be able to have them reset lower which will also make them stiffer.
Regards Matty

springs that are too short for the strut insert and all as unsafe as each other.......

clear enough

if you only want to cut one coil off, it wont make them unsafe

Don't cut them!

i know guys on crack that make more sense than you

every time i see this question asked i just think all the other answers are stupid/pointless

the only reason i can see that cut springs could be damgerous is if you have shocks that are too long

you know what, the same thing will happen if you fit superlows to a car.....but wait they are uncut brand new springs, yes it makes no difference...if the spring is too short its to short
just like having them compressed, they have been compressed and will stay that way....so how are they more safe than cut springs. is it coz you have wasted money on getting it done?

if you have got shocks that dont travel out more than the spring does then i can see it ever being unsafe.....but if you do then all of the above are technically illegal and unsafe

and stanza springs(standard) are fair soft, not really a noticable difference from stock
ive got half a rear 200b spring in the front of mine...wouldnt really call it soft, but then its not really that firm either

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well desgined springs are meant to fell like a standard ride... but kings are usually a lot stiffer and harder than stock. stock stanza springs in a 1200 shoudl feel a lot stiffer than stock 1200 springs.

Just cut half a coil out of them and see how it sits, if its not enough cut another half and that should be plenty, only thing that pisses you off is having to be carefull were you jack the car from or the springs can fall loose and not locate properally. If your carefull you shouldnt have any problems, as long as there is adequate suspension travel. Ive cut the king springs in mine and no problem except it dosnt have enough suspension travel, personally i thought the king springs i got, (lowest heavy duty for stanza) were way too small and soft, they felt like standard, go the gemi springs!

why not lower the spring perches?

I dont want to cut them believe me. I'm not trying to lower it huge amounts here either.

I've dropped the back by 2 inches. the king springs have lowered the front by about an inch. So the fronts up in the air still. I just need that wee bit more....