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Old Jul 2nd, 2003, 10:10 AM   #15 (permalink)
Skinny G
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AGX's will work fine with H&R springs.

H&R's are apparantly a little stiffer, but ride a little lower than Eibach. In the end, virtually all off-the-shelf springs will work work the same - differences in ride heights made up by differences in spring rates. I would love to know the spring rates of the H&R, but the company seems to be very hush-hush about that. If it is 200# or better up front, they would be the way to go. My guess is they might be closer to 170-180#, about right for a 1.5+" drop for an aftermarket spring.

An alternative to Koni bumpstops is to drill holes in your full-length factory bumpstops. This makes the bumpstop contact sooner, but much softer, gradually increasing spring rate as the suspension compresses (kind of like an additional variable rate spring). It works really well, and (contrary to popular internet theory) is a reasonable method of running soft springs with inadequate suspension travel.

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