Progressive rate springs-- was coilovers, epoxy, etc...

[flaatr at yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

I totally agree.... Neuspeed (or other make) progressive rates and 
adjustable shocks make a great combo for street driving and the occasional 
flogging. It's not really fair to compare these to 'most' coilover kits 
since most have a single rate, or linear, spring. One exception is the 
PSS9's for example use 2 springs. These offer most of the benefits of a 
progressive rate but at a high cost.

IMHO if the car is not going to be daily driven and comfort is not a big 
factor then coil overs with linear rates are great... you will not be out 
performed. Progressive's will never give you the same fast response that 
linear rates do since there is that 'soft' coil section...

-Raffi


At 02:49 PM 1/23/2004, Allyn wrote:
> >   I see that the kit in question has a linear rate spring, which begs the
> > question:  What are the benefits of a progressive rate spring over a
>linear,
> > and vice-versa?  Is there one that is more beneficial for coil-overs?  And
>how
> > about standard struts?
>
>ok, the idea behind progressive rates are that you can use them on a daily
>driver and drive failry comfortable while keeping pretty good response when
>at the limit in hard turns, hard braking, etc. i've ran a set (neuspeed) for
>the longest time now, and they have served me very well.
>
>to get similar response from linear springs, you would have to go with an
>increased spring rate, which would also require increased damping to prevent
>bouncy ride, and the combo of both of these makes the ride that much
>rougher. not just rougher 'at the limit', but rougher all of the time.
>
>i've personally found the progressive springs + adjustable konis to be a
>good combo. if i plan on smooth driving (highway) and want a soft ride, i
>can lower the damping of the konis, and since i wont be using a bunch of
>suspension travel, i stay within the low spring rate area, so i get no
>bounce. when i want to push things, i have to raise the damping to prevent
>bounce as the springs operate in the more compressed (higher spring rate)
>band - in the hard corners.
>
>HTH
>
>Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
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