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Originally Posted by SSpeedracer  Are sport springs stiffer than standard springs? I just measured both and the wound diameter, wire diameter, and number of coils is identical. The only difference was height. Unless the steel is a different material then the spring rate is the same. I doubt the steel is different.
The loaded height will be different and that could effect strut stroke resulting in a valve bottoming out, but probably unlikely. Larger sport sway bars will increase the spring coefficient. |
Honestly I'm not sure. I've driven both base and sport models and there is a noticeable difference in handling. But there's other factors to be considered such as the condition of bushings, wear level of shocks/struts, tires/pressures etc.