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Spring ID, 996 Turbo
- Thread starter sim996
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They look like std springs to me, mine have coloured dots like that.
Also in the past I've fitted lowered springs which were taller when not compressed like those in the pic. It wasn't a Porsche but they did lower the car.
They look like progressive springs to me. How they work is they've got more coils than std which keep the ride supple in gentle driving but some of the coils are close together and as soon as you load them up eg by braking or cornering the close coils go coil bound and then you have less coils than than std which has the effect of making the spring a higher rate. It also has the effect of keeping the springs tight against their seats when the suspension is fully drooped eg when you jack the car up or go over a hump back bridge
Springs work the opposite way to how I thought. Less coils actually gives a higher spring rate!
Have you fitted them yet, did they lower the car?
Mac
Also in the past I've fitted lowered springs which were taller when not compressed like those in the pic. It wasn't a Porsche but they did lower the car.
They look like progressive springs to me. How they work is they've got more coils than std which keep the ride supple in gentle driving but some of the coils are close together and as soon as you load them up eg by braking or cornering the close coils go coil bound and then you have less coils than than std which has the effect of making the spring a higher rate. It also has the effect of keeping the springs tight against their seats when the suspension is fully drooped eg when you jack the car up or go over a hump back bridge
Springs work the opposite way to how I thought. Less coils actually gives a higher spring rate!
Have you fitted them yet, did they lower the car?
Mac
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Paint spots indicate standard coupe springs.
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