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Originally Posted by aki
I'm personally a fan of progressive-rate springs. If it's good enough for a stock C6 vette it's good enough for me. Heck, the older Integra Type R used progressive, so I don't think progressive is "bad." A linear spring is beneficial in that it's more predictable under quick weight transfer. On a progressive spring, if the switchover from the soft rate to spring rate is abrupt, it can be jarring, leading to slower laps. Since this is my daily driver I value ride quality, hence I prefer progressive. I have Eibach pro's sitting in my closet, planning on putting em on in a month or two.
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refer back to how shocks and springs should be paired accordingly for "best" performance.
example:
linear spring rate - 600lb/in.
progressive spring rate - 240 - 600lb/in.
with the linear rate, you know exactly what to work with at all levels of shock movement.
with the progressive springs, you don't.
- prog. springs are meant to equate softer rates for casual driving, etc. and then higher rates for when you are at the ends of the susp. travel stroke.
overall, valving a shock for prog. springs is more difficult - for at what rate do you valve match? max rate? middle? more near the minimum? either way, there will a point where the shocks are not appropriately valved in comparison to the spring rate being applied.