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Originally Posted by kennef
good luck with the comparo. just to throw in my 2 cents -
i'm surprised you didn't include the swift springs in that #4 bullet. those are the only linear springs in that range. i personally wouldn't go with a progressive spring for track work, but that's just me.
while #5 is generally agreeable, it just really highlights the stock dampers. i wouldnt be surprised if the hot setup of this group is the progress with the rear sway bar assuming stock dampers.
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kennef,
I agree with you for the most part!
ANY spring rate on the Fit would benefit from better dampers, including stock! We are set to evaluate ride quality and daily driveability, not track handling. No doubt that with a stock damper the softest spring ratio over OEM will handle the best. Rear sway bar can only help handling since it bumps rate during cornering without adding any rates in straight line absorption of the road irregularities.
Linear vs. progressive rates can be argued based on individual preferences, which you acknowledged by saying it would be your preference and I agree with you since most tracks are nice and smooth.
As far as drive evaluation goes, take the results from it with a grain of salt once we post them! Very few of us have track experience and qualifications to evaluate them and we will note any individuals experience in our profiles. Combined point evaluation might end up entirely opposite from what spring rate chart displays!
Best would be to match yourself as close as you can with one of our profiles and use that persons impressions the most. We would love to have as many members participate in the driving evaluation since greater numbers gets us more accurate data, in theory at least. There is that lack of track experience that will surface at some point. Then again, very few members will ever track their Fit. Most lower it for looks and to eliminate body roll and squatting. That is why we will conduct our testing on public roads and not a track.
Any track evaluation would be pointless without better experiment control dampers. That would require a whole bunch of Fits with same aftermarket damper (preferably adjustable) and different springs or full crew to keep swapping springs on the same car.
Ivan