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Old 02-27-2020, 09:42 AM   #73
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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR View Post
So... our race car had severely cut springs (3-4 coils)and custom spacers to raise the car back up a little.

Was that rice? Or creatively bending the rules to increase spring rate while staying technically legal?
No it is not. Any alteration made for true race or track purposes is not rice.
The cut spring applies to those with their Civic or Neon sedans that want to pretend. I have a new neighbor that is the very definition of a ricer with his 12 year old Neon all chopped up.
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