[bowtieboy]

Thanks in part to Mitch (BIG part), I now have a set of
LG Super Spring. These things are hard to come by and Mitch led me to the guys post the same day.......and now the deal is done - sitting in the garage.
Can't wait to get them on; needing more spring rate up front.

Thanks again Mitch (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif)

[Sam Strano]

The trouble with any serious or semi-serious autocrosser or track guy running a set of lowering springs is just that you are stuck. You are are stuck on rate (kind of since the the springs in question are changing round about 33% from soft to hard and 1LE's about 28%). You are stuck at a ride height. Just not many options. Sean makes a good point. You could run LG fronts and buy jackers for the back, but the cost outlay will be about the same and you'd still be lacking the ability to change rates, height or really corner weight the car.

Basically with coil-over/weight jackers you are done. If you don't like the spring rates that you/me/we decide on it's not a lot of money, or hassle since you don't need a spring compressor with coil-overs to change the springs.

I've been *real* tempted to have springs made for my specs, where they'd be linear front and rear and rates I want. But, it's just not cost effective and kind of moot since people do not always want the same rate.

I'll close with this. I won all my events this year but one with 150's and my hollow 22 rear bar. The one I didn't win like that was Nationals where I had (admittedly) a 19mm rear bar on the car. That likely will not remain the case, but I was forced there by the Hoosier's and just haven't changed back yet after switching to Kumho's. My other Championship was on 150's with an 18mm rear bar (and urethane bushings). Opinions will vary to be sure, but the only two 4th gens to have ever won Nationals in ESP have used relatively softer rear springs vs. stiff ones. Pretty simply the car is a pickup truck, and solid axles with little weight on them don't deal with bumps at all well with high spring rates. High is relative, but considering the camber control issue doesn't exist I don't think it's necessary and further not warranted or wanted.


MHO.