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Originally Posted by gramicci101
So why do people go for coilovers with rock hard spring rates? It's almost turned into a "bigger numbers are better" competition.
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People who know what they're doing go with them because they work (for them and for what they're trying to achieve). Another person/team in the same circumstance might choose rates that are significantly softer. Whatever is chosen, some may be aiming to get the car to work for a driver with idiosyncratic needs, some may have worked really hard to find out what works best for them, and some may be copying a known-to-work setup like those suggested by vendors here.
I own an E36 M3 race car. Its rates are 28.6k/6.1k, and the typical club racer rates are more like 9k/11k and 14k/16k. Those cars are a lot easier to drive than mine is, and in the rain they're even easier to drive. On any but the very bumpiest of tracks, however, I'll take my setup any day of the week. There are always going to be trade-offs to manage and live with, whether you're running a DD, a track car, or a race car.