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Originally posted by kommon_sense
They really should. Coils that are more closely spaced will compress easier than coils that are further apart, even though they are made from the same material.
Here is an exageration, but should illustrate the point. Take a spring... It can be compressed... Now straighten it all of the way out so that it is like a staff/rod, and it will be much more difficult to compress.
So by changing the spacing between the coils, you should be able to essentially get a progressive springrate.
The H&Rs are definately quality... I should have gotten them from the beginning, but wasn't familiar with them at the time and Eibach was a name that I recognized.
However even with the eibachs, they were always compressed.
Yep  I wanted to make sure that I had a good set of springs before screwing with sway bars... I'm of the mindset that the sway should complement the springs
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yes....I know coils spaced closer together compress easier. but those close coils together will actually just sit on top of each other compressed the whole time.
they are "dead coils" cause they don't do anything but take up space. they are what provide you with lowering the vehicle. thats why they are roughly the same length as the stock springs...but they lower the vehcile more....cause the "dead coils" just take up space and sit on top of each other.
its more apparent on race springs