Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
My Uncle has always paired sports springs with comfort dampers. Said last VE Commo he did it to, the suspension shop owner liked it so much he went home and did the same to his wife's car.
Yeah right. It shouldn’t work by all the theory I’ve been taught!My Uncle has always paired sports springs with comfort dampers. Said last VE Commo he did it to, the suspension shop owner liked it so much he went home and did the same to his wife's car.
First glance it doesn't make sense, but it depends on the effect you're after. It's also what you're new springs/shagged dampers were imitatingYeah right. It shouldn’t work by all the theory I’ve been taught!
I’ll put the stock springs back in first and see how they go. French stuff has always gone the soft spring strong damping route to good effect, so we’ll see...
I 100% always go the other way - bestest shocks I can afford with OEM springs.My Uncle has always paired sports springs with comfort dampers. Said last VE Commo he did it to, the suspension shop owner liked it so much he went home and did the same to his wife's car.
You spent money on a Magna?I 100% always go the other way - bestest shocks I can afford with OEM springs.
Worked wonderfully for me on a Magna, Liberty, Fiesta & Polo.
I'll find a photoYou spent money on a Magna?
At the end of the day, I'm yet to have the car and finances align, so it's all second hand news from me
This could be embarrassing .....I'll find a photo
You can get a great compromise between comfort and handling with digressive damping on the shocks (very similar to the platform damping we have on our mtb suspension). The Bilstein B6/4600 shocks I recently fitted have transformed the handling of the car. Steering and handling is precise but the suspension is nice and compliant over the rough stuff. Truly have your cake and eat it. You can also rebuild and revalve the Bilsteins.Yeah right. It shouldn’t work by all the theory I’ve been taught!
I’ll put the stock springs back in first and see how they go. French stuff has always gone the soft spring strong damping route to good effect, so we’ll see...
Think straight, flat with massive pot holes you've summed up 99.5% of our roads. Oh, and a V6 VE, he doesn't need control.If anyone pairs stiff springs to soft dampers and says it is good they only want the low rider look and arent trying to get power down or any sort of handling. Thing will pogo like a bastard under any serious sort of effort. As hif i says better to go tye other way, at least there is some control when the system is over damped. Like the fuckwits with 22" wheels on Commodes or Foulcans.
And they are Smegmas and Maggots. Get it right.
For sure. Won't be a combo going under my wagon, if I ever get to that.There are corners on the roads I drive...
Understand fully but it still creates and underdamped pig.
Like these?The Bilstein B6/4600 shocks I recently fitted have transformed the handling of the car.
Nice 182 CupLike these?
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Konis on the flying Polo:
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Fiesta Konis:
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Elise delights:
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I changed the dampers on every car I've owned in the last 20 years.
OEM mostly blows ballzzz.