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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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Black Series Suspension question.

To those who are running stock springs and who have changed their's to H&R springs.

How much of a ride difference was it? Was it night and day or no? I've driven the BS on a stock springs and thought it was pretty good but again how much of a difference is it when using H&R's?

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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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To those who are running stock springs and who have changed their's to H&R springs.

How much of a ride difference was it? Was it night and day or no? I've driven the BS on a stock springs and thought it was pretty good but again how much of a difference is it when using H&R's?

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Depends on what you consider ride difference. In terms of ride quality and comfort, or purely performance wise? In my case, I don't really care about comfort in the BS. You also have to factor in damper settings, lower ride height and alignment, because all of those will change the handling characteristics. You won't notice a whole lot of difference at street legal speed, but at high speed and at the track, it's night and day. The way the car is set up from the factory, it's easier for the majority of people to drive. Once you start changing in the direction of more performance, the limit will not only be higher, but it will also come with no or little warning. If a car is set up to have great turn in, it will oversteer. So, there is more driver input required. But if you just change the springs alone, it's not going to make a big difference.
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Thanks for the feedback.

Sorry. Should've been a little more precise. Was talking about performance wise. I know from factory that handling on these cars are already great but was just curious if it's worth modding the suspension part. I guess if you're going to be using this for mostly track purposes i can see what you are saying but for mostly street use it probably won't matter as much. Which makes sense.

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