Time to break out the wallet for new coilovers- Feal 441 Race"custom", or Xida Race..

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02-20-2019, 03:41 PM

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im not saying that it wont help performance. im saying that that hundredth/tenth of a second where the main spring becomes uncompressed doesn't seem like enough to unseat it.

If you have the helper compressed 1" at full droop with a 100lb/in helper, you get an additional 100lb force over ~25lb force generated by gravity. I would say that is pretty significant. (Edit: yes I am ignoring motion ratios, but still I think it is a significant force)

02-20-2019, 03:46 PM

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More to the point, there's also the stiction of the suspension system to overcome. Adding 150lb of net downward force could net a massive comparative increase over the combination of the stiction force and the force of gravity pulling the wheel/tire/rotor/spindle down.

02-20-2019, 08:41 PM

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Well, the wallet has been opened and closed. New coilovers have been ordered, along with a few other suspension bits. Yay!

I wonder if the helpers will help with shipping help and help with delivery and installation.....

02-20-2019, 08:42 PM

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Helpers cause autism

...but only in California.

02-21-2019, 12:40 AM

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Sweet, did you call up martin and get some MCS?

02-21-2019, 12:50 AM

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Helpers cause autism

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...but only in California.

Have you met our lord and savior Prop 65?

02-21-2019, 05:19 AM

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Have you met our lord and savior Prop 65?

I have only heard rumors of his existence through text, haven't seen any actual proof though. Wait.....this sounds familiar....

Seriously, if I had wads of cash, I'd personally replace every state line marker sign with a big, orange ones quoting the wisdom of our Lord Proposition 65....and on the backside it would say "Leaving California, you are now cancer free".