cut rear springs

[supr88]

heres the situation: I know the downsides of cut springs, they lower the spring rate, are for cheap honda drivers etc..
I found a pair of eibach sport springs with koni yellow shocks at the junk yard, front only which I installed on my car. Now the rear looks too high, and I don't intend on buying a whole set of springs, I am going to wait until I see some rear lowering springs and shocks in the junk yard, or someone local has some springs they can sell me.
How much will cutting one coil off the rear springs lower the car? I just cut one coil off on the bottom, in line with the spring bucket on the shock right? I have never cut springs before, and before this point never intended to. I will use my cut off wheel, cutting slowly to avoid heat build up. Anyone ever been in this situation before?
I know I'm gonna get flamed a bit for this, but its not a perminant thing.
Thanks
mike

 

[YotaRob]

I cut my fronts, took about a half coil out and it dropped it about an inch. It doesn't ride like crap or anything and I didn't want a slammed look thats why I did it that way. A cut off wheel didn't seem to put a lot of heat into the coil, it was some of the softer metals I have cut actualy.

 

[lintlars]

Wow people are still doing this. Its a supra come on

 

[supr88]

we know we know, its frowned upon! but what is worse, driving and having it look like some sort of donk until I get my proper rear springs? or just grit my teeth and do it, I know its not proper!

 

[Hacki_sack_kid]

we know we know, its frowned upon! but what is worse, driving and having it look like some sort of donk until I get my proper rear springs? or just grit my teeth and do it, I know its not proper!

this is why i have no visual mods yet, doesn't matter as much:icon_bigg

 

[YotaRob]

Meh, I was bored....and broke.

 

[ForcedTorque]

Cut springs are bad..........mmmmKay!

My shell had them when I bought it. I put on my Spec-G bumper and literally had less than 2 inches of clearance. They had to go.

Now, in one breath you said cut springs were for cheap Honda kids, you swallowed, and then said you wanted to do it. It seems that you knew it was a bad idea before posting. I'd say put the fronts in the closet until you can do the rears correctly. Don't destroy your car.