what are advantages/disadvantages of wider springs? my friend 84 datsun 300zx and my brothers 96 contour have springs that are 2-3 times wider than the ones on my car. jus wonderin why there is such a difference.
spring size?
what are advantages/disadvantages of wider springs? my friend 84 datsun 300zx and my brothers 96 contour have springs that are 2-3 times wider than the ones on my car. jus wonderin why there is such a difference.
-Brian
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My Accord
Increasing only the coil diameter of a spring reduces its spring rate. It order to make up for this reduction a larger wire diamter must be used. The only real advantage of of the larger coils is that they're easier to use regular spring compressors on.
Mike
Nothing big and they are usally used on RWD cars and trucks.
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