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Stiffer Springs = More Flight Time Posted by BradW [Email]  (#3273) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from BradW) on Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:37:03
In Reply to: Re: Bottom gap, Charles, Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:26:34 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
We don't have the fronts on yet (still searching for front spring insulators/isolators), but we did get the rears on and ran the car down the road.
As you'll recall, we bought the 15% stiffer springs on the recommendation of the lovely folks at Club Sonett Sweden. They're 5/8" coiled steel instead of 1/2" and the same length I assume. When we got the old springs off, the new ones stood 2" taller which was almost exactly the loss I measured initially from the roof datum (i.e., our car was sitting 1 1/2 - 2" lower as measured at the roof datum). Of course the other thing about a stiffer spring is that it doesn't compress as much, so while it may be the same length, I'll bet when we get the fronts on we'll be 1" taller or so.
I'll post a pic of the stance when we get the fronts on. The initial test drive was noticeably stiffer in the rear and on rough roads the tail was willing to fly at the smallest of bumps. I'm not sure I like it, but my teenage son thinks it's the best ride ever.
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