Can I cut the front coil springs down while they are installed?

No

Thank-you

I hate to say it being a fellow Cannuck but that is a strange question.
It would be much better if you gave us some details on what you are driving, and what type of ride height you are looking to get. I had ride height issues with my Camaro and I found the answer here.
So let us know what you are talking about.

Yeah That Question Does Sound Pretty Stupid Sorry Guys.i Have A 68 Ss With A Fresh 350 Ram Jet And I Am Unhappy With The Ride Height So I Would Like To Lower It About 2". I Don't Know How To Go About It And I Am Not That Adventurous Mechanicaly But Willing To Try.

In your case, the easiest, cheapest way to lower it is to strap the coils and pull them down shorter like we did way back then.

Think of this as coil clamps vs coil raiser spacers.

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If you play Russian Roulette a lot, cuttin your springs on the car would be in the same category. Well, maybe your chances would be better with Russian Roulette.

Seriously guys!!!! Don't mess with stuff that is dangerous unless you know what you are doing.
Brakes
A/C
Suspension
It is like laying under your car with all the wheels removed and 3 jacks. Sure, it works some times, but for sure someone gets killed every year doing this stuff wrong.

Back in the day, guys used to take a torch and heat each spring slowly until it settled until they had their ride height they wanted until later, the springs having been de-tempered, set more and ended up too low!

I've seen several '58 Imp's that was done this way back in HS.

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And you can take coil springs and compress them to the installed height you want the ride height to end up at and put them in an oven at like 450 degrees for several hours and this will shorten them but won't hurt their temper.

Or you could buy new better springs made for a 2 " drop.

pull the springs and get a suspension place do them for you

Buy a set of Hotchkis 2" drop coils....

6D9 's got the answer right there , the best and the safest and they are brand new

you need to pull them. period. dont try anything while installed.... dale explained the possibilities. then cut them with a grinder or a sawzall. go easy, maybe a quarter coil a time... then re-install and see where she sits. i suspect, from experience, a 2 inch drop would be about a full coil, maybe a touch more depending on what spring you have...but go slow and check. its worth an afternoon's work. i get the doin it cheap. thats how i grew up. plus its good to see the process. but if budget allows, 6D9 said it.. grab some afco or other springs...new. do it fast cause winters comin soon for us northern folks... ha! good luck.
kip

Thanks for the info I guess the answer is pretty obvious.Does anyone have any step by step instructions to remove the springs? I will prob take the car in to be done but I would like to try.I assume that the shocks will also need to be changed?

And cut them from the TOP b/c you won't cut as much overall height off like you will cutting the bottom due to the coils being closer together up top.

You will see what I mean.

And you can install a bolt in the bottom nest so the now bottom coil's moved end will seat against it's head just like it does up against the nest's end. This way, it won't move around.

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