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Originally Posted by golemslord
however been told by a mechanic saying springs have little to no performance increase and itll eventually blow the struts. My question is will the struts really die that fast and how long will they last with 1 inch lowering springs? I daily the frs and occasionally do spirited drives but no tracking at all. Thanks
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It is a very general statement, and alot of factors are involved.
Will a lowering springs destroy dampers right away? Highly unlikely.
But it will depend on the OEM suspension design.
If you don't have a lot of travel to begin with, a big drop will mean you will be running out of travel often, and dampers do not like that.
As for the little to no performance gain? Again, it depends on what you justify as performance gain.
Lowering springs will help reduce body roll a little due to the higher springs rate.
However, as the damper is still the same, your suspension actually isn't changing the way forces are applied to the tires.
So do you get "little" performance gain? Possibly.
Is it enough to justify it as saying it is true performance gain? That depends on the person you are talking to and how picky he is.
Jerrick