Do I need helper springs?
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Do I need helper springs?
Reading about "coilovers" for my NB and wish to heck that I had the budget for Xida and I might be inclined to wait but know I need something other than the set-up on my MSM that has 156k on them and terrible rebound properties.
Helper springs seem like a great feature on coilovers in theory, esp. for a vehicle that will see some high speed HPDE and much daily driving. But the choices for "coilovers" that also carry a helper spring seem few and far between (sad about the Tecnas).
Will I miss this feature if I go without? Have people seen issues with drop on their NBs running 15x8 wheels with high performance street tires (like R1Rs) that they noticed went away after running with helper springs?
I had ASTs on my STi when I was doing open lapping on that chassis and those had helper springs but I can't say that vs. stock I noticed a difference in handling that I could point to as being due to this feature (maybe that is a bad example).
[and is it me or are some companies bashing helper springs on some set-ups by comparing to their tender springs which are for very different purposes?]
Cheers.
Helper springs seem like a great feature on coilovers in theory, esp. for a vehicle that will see some high speed HPDE and much daily driving. But the choices for "coilovers" that also carry a helper spring seem few and far between (sad about the Tecnas).
Will I miss this feature if I go without? Have people seen issues with drop on their NBs running 15x8 wheels with high performance street tires (like R1Rs) that they noticed went away after running with helper springs?
I had ASTs on my STi when I was doing open lapping on that chassis and those had helper springs but I can't say that vs. stock I noticed a difference in handling that I could point to as being due to this feature (maybe that is a bad example).
[and is it me or are some companies bashing helper springs on some set-ups by comparing to their tender springs which are for very different purposes?]
Cheers.
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