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So your saying that because a spring is lower, it must therefore be stiffer and have higher spring rates? This is incorrect. A linear spring, no matter how how compressed it is, will have the same spring rate for every measurement of travel. A progressive rate spring will not, however.
By your invalid statement, you also claim that lowered ride height inherently determines spring rate. I have skunk2 coilover on my car. I installed them this past weekend. I set the height to about 3/4 up the sleeve. When I brought my car down off the jackstands, the car was 6" higher than stock. I drove it and it was as stiff as I expected. Spring rates were linear. I then lowered the sleeves to desired height. Spring rates remained constant at the lower height as well.
The conclusion is that spring/ride height DOES NOT determine spring rate.
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