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Old 11-29-2013, 02:54 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by bfrank1972 View Post
My confusion is, why do people concern themselves so much with f/r spring rate differences on our cars when in reality the bump stops are playing more of a role at cornering limits?
spring rate balance is important... if you have it

so a 800lb spring coilover with 2-3" of damper travel can handle 1600-2400lb of force being thrown around...

but if you have NO DAMPER TRAVEL then you are right, spring rate balance is moot because you're at infinity anyway.

so the good turners are the ones that have the entire package worked out

the bad tuners are those that just dump the car and throw up fake gang signs

a top of the line coilover isn't gonna work very well if you slam it to a point where it has no actual motion.
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