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[jesum]

It's actually weird driving a car that absorbs the bumps, especially just regular rises and dips in a smooth road.

As for the track, we'll see. Wouldn't mind doing some motorkhana's.

you mean the car follows the undulations of the road or it just rides flat (driver's vertical level stays put) while the wheels go up and down over the undulations?

[nikanasz]

i think he meant that the bumps, regular rises/dips on the road are barely felt, or negligible.

[kaanage]

Has anyone here used spring packers to increase the spring rate without lowering the car. I'm aware that it would make the car ride HIGHER than stock when loaded but I'm trying to not alter the look. Obviously, it would be best to combine this with firmer dampers too, especially if they were adjustable so that the damping could be matched to the amount of packing.

[seangti]

Has anyone here used spring packers to increase the spring rate without lowering the car. I'm aware that it would make the car ride HIGHER than stock when loaded but I'm trying to not alter the look. Obviously, it would be best to combine this with firmer dampers too, especially if they were adjustable so that the damping could be matched to the amount of packing.

What's the issue you're trying to overcome? There may be other means, e.g sways might achieve the desired result.

[kaanage]

Just looking for some more suspension control when hustling along winding roads. Sway bars help reduce roll but I'd rather do more than just that (eg reduce the floaty feeling at speed).

First step is probably to just get dampers with more low speed rebound damping and keeping the springs stock, I'm guessing - maybe some Koni double adjustables or similar.

Changing the spring rate while leaving the damping as stock is not a particularly smart move IME. I can't understand the suspension tuners that have done the H&R cup mod with the stock dampers unless they have warned the owners of the consequences.