Coilover helper springs?

[motoman399]

im curious what the helper spring does? is it a softer ride or does it move the piston to the best operating range?



anybody with first hand experience please chime in. i dont know a lot about suspension and want to learn more about it. thanks

[pallnet]

Sir
The small springs are to hold light tension on the larger springs, this keeps the springs seated if I remember correctly.
pallnet

[motoman399]

are you positive on that? a site i was looking on said its to get the piston on the strut at the optimal operating range when the car is really low.

[motoman399]

anyone else? im really curious on this

[Gabes13]

are you positive on that? a site i was looking on said its to get the piston on the strut at the optimal operating range when the car is really low.

That doesn't even make any sense. They apply slight tension on the main spring to smoothen out the bump and rebound curves. That's it.

[motoman399]

are you positive on that? a site i was looking on said its to get the piston on the strut at the optimal operating range when the car is really low.

That doesn't even make any sense. They apply slight tension on the main spring to smoothen out the bump and rebound curves. That's it.

quote from stance's web site.

"The helper spring allows the shock piston to be placed in the optimal position within the shock body, increasing rebound stroke, and maximizing articulation on cars with minimum suspension travel."

and the link

http://stance-usa.com/sus/products/hardware

[Gabes13]

That's the same thing as smoothing out the curve.

optimal operating range when the car is really low.

This is what doesn't make sense. The coilovers are bottom mount adjustable so the pistons would be moving the same no matter the ride height. The addition of the helper spring enables the piston to compress and bound smoothly before compressing the actual main spring.

[motoman399]

thanks for clarifying i was looking way too far into it. lol thats much easier to understand now.