Changing Coilover Spring rates

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My Silkroads are too bouncy for my roads. It's not that they are too stiff on a sudden bump, it handles those quite well. I can hit a pothole and be ok. It just seems to bounce up and down on roads that have dips it them. I was looking at changing my spring rates. Has anyone done this. What were your impressions? Will this help my problem or is the dampening the aspect i need to address?


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I know you stance people have extra springs that came with your coilovers. Have you swapped them to see the difference.

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If your car is bouncing after you hit a bump/dip, that means it is underdamped and you need to set the shock setting to a harder level. It doesn't have anything to do with the spring unless your shocks can't dampen it because it is too stiff.

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Darius wrote:If your car is bouncing after you hit a bump/dip, that means it is underdamped and you need to set the shock setting to a harder level. It doesn't have anything to do with the spring unless your shocks can't dampen it because it is too stiff.
Adjusting the damping didn't help. I tried many different adjustments, they only made the ride worse. I ordered some swift springs. I'll post a review when I get them on.


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