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Originally Posted by ctch22
makkan, from my limited reading what i understand is that putting *just* msport springs onto an se will mean that the stock se dampers/shock absorbers will wear out quicker
and seeing as that eibach lowering springs provides an even greater drop over the msport springs, then your stock se dampers will wear out even quicker.
im not sure about how comfort is altered by just changing the springs and im not sure by how much quicker the stock dampers would wear out on msport/eibach springs
maybe someone who has experience of just changing the springs on an se e90 could give some insight  |
1. The dampers 'can' wear quicker with high rate coils. But its not a given fact. Depends on the damper...
2. The length of the new coil actually has no bearing on wear of the damper so long as there is still adequate damper travel.
A common misconception is that dampers wear because the the spring is shorter.
It doesn't actually matter. The damper will just be operating in a slightly different position, and this won't affect its damping rate.
Springs are progressive sometimes, they can get firmer as they compress but dampers do not.
They control the springs by resisting the speed that the spring moves at. Hence the terms 'fast' or 'slow damping' is more accurate
3. High rate springs may not be controlled so well by faster dampers (oem soft dampers), so the pistons get a hard life as do the seals, valves and bushes inside as they simply move more ans move faster.
4. Fitting slower (harder) dampers wil control the higher rate coils, and the damper should operate in a more favourable way and last better as a result.
Steve.