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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Cutting a part of the coil off with a die grinder works great if you want it lower and slightly stiffer. Think of the spring stretched out straight like a torsion bar. AS you make it shorter it gets harder to twist it the same amount.
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Mech
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This is exactly right!
My own experience with shortening the springs with a torch has all been bad. You change the temper in the metal so badly that the spring is quite likely to break - several of mine did. I found that a cut-off wheel on a small grinder worked best.