Hyperco and Swift Springs
 

Does anyone here have experience with Hyperco springs? I've looked around on various racing forums and they seem to get consistently good reviews. They also appear to be used extensively in pro-level sportscar racing all over the world. I'm leaning towards these mainly because they are reported to have very good consistency in rates. Anybody done a rate test on any of these springs?

I've looked around for reviews of Swift springs but haven't found much useful information. Seems like it's mostly regurgitated marketing straight from their website - fewer coils, lighter weight, more usable travel before bind. Maybe true, but I'm wondering how much lighter, and if the springs are really as durable as others. For instance, Swift even says on their website never to allow the coils to fully bind under load because it could damage the spring? And I don't think they could save more than maybe a pound. They also claim to have consistent rates from 20-80% travel, but I can't find any user feedback to support that claim.

I can have whatever springs I choose rate-tested, but I'm hoping somebody has some data here.

On the side, does anyone know anything about nova springs? All my searches always ended up being about springs on a nova -.-

i belive teha hyperco has a good background in rcing, and have been proven. plus they are cheaper!, so win win situation.

I generally only go with proven race stuff. Swift seems like that jdm stuff.

swift's rep is word of mouth
hypercoil has actually been tested

that doesn't mean swift is junk, but i'd go with what's known

their rep is not jsut word of mouth, plenty high end japanese coil overs come with theese springs, and many racers, in japan, use them.

but if hypercoil is cheaper, then fuck it get them.

its word of mouth until someone actually puts a retail spring on a spring rater and disseminates the information

This is essentially what I have found.

Obviously Hyperco's stuff is used on tons of high-end racecars all the way up to F1. And I was able to find plenty of good feedback from club racers in all kinds of vehicles with a simple google search. This is why I was leaning towards these.

Meanwhile, I can't find any detailed feedback of this kind on Swift springs, just people spouting off that they "feel good" and are lighter. Most of it doesn't sound like real track-driving types either. I was just wondering if anybody had gathered any meaningful data here to substantiate their claims. I didn't want to rule them out since they do seem to be used a lot on Japanese GT racecars, and figured maybe they just hadn't gained market share against the more well-established brands.

the people who would actually buy a swift spring haven't progressed to the point where they'd put it on a spring rater... yet

my guess is they are probably pretty good
but like driftwerks said... hypercoils are cheaper so why bother.

This is true with many of the japanese brands. Swift seems like a popular choice among S2000 people. But I haven't really heard of them being used on a race car in America. They seem to be more of a niche jdm brand, kinda like Zeal.

i wonder if people in japan are saying the same thing about hypercoils

They very well could be. I'm sure the reason that people use hypercoil/eibach/whatever here is because how easily available they are. They can contact any place that has suspension parts and have them within a few days. Swift is probably much bigger in Japan, so they may be more readily available than the non-japanese springs like H&R, Eibach, etc.

They are much bigger in japan. Swift is on Re Amemiya's cars, zeals coils, etc....They even are offered as upgrade springs from the dealer.

sheit, i just remembered, i had hypercoils on my 280z, not the bastard child the 240sx, anyways, damned good springs, they felt amazing all the time!

peace

Hmmm, is that a good illustration of what I was talking about? ;)