which coilovers for FC have helper springs?
10-15-05, 04:16 PM
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which coilovers for FC have helper springs?
Wondering whihc coilovers have helper springs.
and people have tried to tell me to not go with progressive springs as they can upset the car sometime. helper springs are the same concept but are they better at cornering than just a regular progressive type spring?
and people have tried to tell me to not go with progressive springs as they can upset the car sometime. helper springs are the same concept but are they better at cornering than just a regular progressive type spring?
10-15-05, 04:52 PM
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Id imagine helper springs can be independantly preloaded or simply taken out, or replaced with different helpers. Tuneable progressiveness, anyone?
The bump stops act as a 'helper spring' themselves, btw.
IMO Id just go with a linear one and remove the hassle, but thats me.
The bump stops act as a 'helper spring' themselves, btw.
IMO Id just go with a linear one and remove the hassle, but thats me.
10-16-05, 12:14 AM
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You should ask this one in the tire/suspension forum 
I believe the helper springs on a coilover set-up are very different in function to progressive rate spring.
I think the helper spring will be "dead" coils once installed with the weight of the car on them- that means they are already compressed just by the car's weight. What they do is allow the suspension to have some "droop" to fall into irregularities in the road as the coilover springs are usually so stiff the weight of the car doesn't compress them and therefore they don't have any droop.
Remember, in a coilover suspension you will be able to add helper springs later as they all use standardized 2.5" ID springs. I have considered this for my JIC FLT-A2s as they are a short stroke dampner with some pretty healthy spring rates and no helpers- the whole corner of the car falls into irregularities in the road instead of just the wheel.
I believe the helper springs on a coilover set-up are very different in function to progressive rate spring.
I think the helper spring will be "dead" coils once installed with the weight of the car on them- that means they are already compressed just by the car's weight. What they do is allow the suspension to have some "droop" to fall into irregularities in the road as the coilover springs are usually so stiff the weight of the car doesn't compress them and therefore they don't have any droop.
Remember, in a coilover suspension you will be able to add helper springs later as they all use standardized 2.5" ID springs. I have considered this for my JIC FLT-A2s as they are a short stroke dampner with some pretty healthy spring rates and no helpers- the whole corner of the car falls into irregularities in the road instead of just the wheel.
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