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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2009, 10:43:19 PM »
Quote from: Hellen4Wheels on December 27, 2009, 10:33:08 PM
Springs are not adjustable unless you want to change to the lowering ones in the Spring and the stock ones in the Fall.  If you want to adjust your ride, you would need air shocks or bags...I'm just saying.

or you could go with coilovers
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2009, 10:49:25 PM »
from what you say you want, i think coilovers are the way to go.  you can just adjust the springs when you switch your snow tires on and off
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« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2009, 10:23:44 PM »
Quote from: Sovereign on December 27, 2009, 10:49:25 PM
from what you say you want, i think coilovers are the way to go.  you can just adjust the springs when you switch your snow tires on and off

I've heard that coil overs make your ride rough. Is this true?
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« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2009, 11:56:50 PM »
Quote from: MenniFresh on December 28, 2009, 10:23:44 PM
Quote from: Sovereign on December 27, 2009, 10:49:25 PM
from what you say you want, i think coilovers are the way to go.  you can just adjust the springs when you switch your snow tires on and off

I've heard that coil overs make your ride rough. Is this true?

No it is not true. 
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« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2009, 10:49:44 PM »
Quote from: ocotillo on December 28, 2009, 11:56:50 PM
Quote from: MenniFresh on December 28, 2009, 10:23:44 PM
Quote from: Sovereign on December 27, 2009, 10:49:25 PM
from what you say you want, i think coilovers are the way to go.  you can just adjust the springs when you switch your snow tires on and off

I've heard that coil overs make your ride rough. Is this true?

No it is not true. 
I understand it's possible to find coilovers that don't tighten up the ride, but from my reading, that's the exception, not the rule.  How do you find a set that will give a near OE ride?
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« Reply #20 on: December 29, 2009, 10:53:19 PM »
Quote from: TrevorS on December 29, 2009, 10:49:44 PM
Quote from: ocotillo on December 28, 2009, 11:56:50 PM
Quote from: MenniFresh on December 28, 2009, 10:23:44 PM
Quote from: Sovereign on December 27, 2009, 10:49:25 PM
from what you say you want, i think coilovers are the way to go.  you can just adjust the springs when you switch your snow tires on and off

I've heard that coil overs make your ride rough. Is this true?

No it is not true. 
I understand it's possible to find coilovers that don't tighten up the ride, but from my reading, that's the exception, not the rule.  How do you find a set that will give a near OE ride?
Spring rate you have to figure out what is needed and go from there.
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« Reply #21 on: December 31, 2009, 03:43:59 AM »
how would i go about finding this?
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« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2009, 09:31:24 AM »
Quote from: MenniFresh on December 31, 2009, 03:43:59 AM
how would i go about finding this?

a manufacturer might list the spring rate on their site, or if you call them, and you can find out the oem spring rate...somewhere lol.  then just compare them
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