Soft front shocks can make your car sag in the rear too
Why would the lower spring of the two be a lower spring rate than the higher one? I know they have to have a soft part for it to go lower, but normally the lower the spring, the higher the spring rate should be
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Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV
Soft front shocks can make your car sag in the rear too
Why would the lower spring of the two be a lower spring rate than the higher one? I know they have to have a soft part for it to go lower, but normally the lower the spring, the higher the spring rate should be
F*cked if I know. Their the same physical height but the Ultralows compress an inch further. Am I wrong in saying they have a lower spring rate?
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Originally Posted by VLHERO
F*cked if I know. Their the same physical height but the Ultralows compress an inch further. Am I wrong in saying they have a lower spring rate?
Yeah they should have a higher spring rate if they are lower. But there will be a soft part to the spring that allows it to compress making the car sit lower. A spring like this is good for lowering a car cheaply while still remaining captive to keep it save. You wouldn�t use this type of spring in a race car though
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Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV
Yeah they should have a higher spring rate if they are lower. But there will be a soft part to the spring that allows it to compress making the car sit lower. A spring like this is good for lowering a car cheaply while still remaining captive to keep it save. You wouldn’t use this type of spring in a race car though
Cheaply has nothing to do with it. Custom springs with custom spring rates are only $20 more per pair. I'd say its more to do with the convenience factor of buying them off the shelf.
The term your looking for is "progressive rate".
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Originally Posted by VLHERO
Cheaply has nothing to do with it. Custom springs with custom spring rates are only $20 more per pair. I'd say its more to do with the convenience factor of buying them off the shelf.
The term your looking for is "progressive rate".
No not talking about "progressive rate"
Custom or off the shelf, it don�t matter. The large coil that can either be a low, superlow, or ultralow or what ever is a good cheap way to lower your car. The proper way to do it is the narrow type of spring put on an adjustable platform. You can choose your spring rate and spring size then lower the platform to lower the ride height, not use a spring the collapse to get the same effect
Progressive springs and helper springs are a different story all together
This is what I am talking about�
http://www.elantraxd.com/DIY/coilovers4.jpg
