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Originally Posted by venturaII
I have a feeling this will fall on deaf ears, but increasing the spring preload is not going to compensate for the softer swaybars. Preload does not change the rate or curve of a spring; it just changes where it starts. Your total roll resistance will remain the same as if you left the preload alone.
Your perception of 'compensation' is the slightly higher threshold of initial spring movement from the additional preload. Basically you've made the car harsher without gaining any additional benefit in the handling department. The perception that increased preload improves handling simply means your spring rates are too soft. Or your swaybars are too small.
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Nobody has anything to add about the increased rear traction on our cars equipped with Torsen diffs from deleting the rear sway bar? lol
I've also found (butt dyno) that increasing and decreasing spring preload had an noticeable effect on handling. Jacking up my rear spring preload from 3mm to 8mm helped the rear rotate a bit better. (again, butt dyno. I have no graphs to show)