Originally posted by BBorges:
Originally posted by Peach:
By the way, if you are looking for that "soft" ride, you are pretty much forced to get progressive springs.





I don't get it. Are progressive springs BAD ??

I don't want SOFT SOFT... i want similar to stock to a little stiffer. Nothing softer than stock.


And those would be Eibach or BATs, correctly ???

and they are progressive, right ???








So many questions.

No drop with SVT springs.

Early and late struts differ in the lower spring perch. Any strut can be used on the early cars as long as the springs fit the struts. That is, match late springs to late struts if you want them on your early 'tour.

Progressive=good for most people esp on the street. It just means that the spring rate in the first inch is softer than in the last inch. For example, the first inch might be about 10% stiffer than stock, but they might run up as high as 30% over as they compress more. That means that under cruise they feel firm but nice over the usual road imperfections, but in harder cornering, when they deflect a bit more, they firm up for better control.

Yes, Eibach and BAT springs are progressive rate.

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998