NO you can't cut the coils without removing them fromt the car!
I bought some Hotchkis 2" lowering springs for my '71 Bird. But guess what, it's still too high. It's as tall as my friends '76 Formula with stock springs. The springs are way stiffer and performance is better, but the height just isn't right.
So I spent 170 bucks on lowering springs and I'm still cutting springs. I talked to Hotchkis on the phone and they said some cars just sit higher (whatever that means). They recomend cutting about 1/2 coil at a time until desired height is achieved, they do it on cars all the time when more drop is desired or the car is lighter then stock.
Hotchkis says to cut from the bottom of the spring and install it so the "new" end of the coil is indexed just like the original end was.
A few key items to verify before cuttting springs:
Correct spring indexing
Tighten lower control arm pivot bolts after its on the ground
If cars been jacked up, drive it around the block before measureing the height to assure wheel alignment corrects itself.
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