Re: PLEASE TELL ME WHY AFTERMARKET SPRINGS WOULD NOT RUIN THE SHOCK. (MASH)
Ok, I am no spring and shock expert, so take my response with a grain of salt. However.....
If you were to simply cut down the stock springs to lower the car, I might agree with your logic. However, the TME springs are STIFFER than the stock springs. Remember, springs carry the primary weight of the car, not the shocks. The shocks are for damping. I would think that by running stiffer springs, the shocks would actually see LESS load. I believe that this is the reason that the 4C system is working better with stiffer springs...because the car is supported more by the springs, wheel movements would be transferring less force to the shocks. So since the shocks don't have to "stiffen up" as much, you have a better ride...and less side hop.
Also, I don't believe that a shock's damping is dependant on it's position. This is a regular shock, and I'm not sure how the 4C's work, but I would think that if it's changing the valving on the shock piston, than it would also be position independant. So as long as you're not running out of total travel on the shock piston, you shouldn't be wearing the shocks any more.
Now, I have NO idea where the shock piston is in relation to its travel, and whether you'll run out of travel or not with a deeper drop TME.
And yes, tracking will beat your car up more...but regardless of what springs you are running. It's just a function of the increased loads generated by accel / decel, etc.
That's just my $0.02.
Ok, I am no spring and shock expert, so take my response with a grain of salt. However.....
If you were to simply cut down the stock springs to lower the car, I might agree with your logic. However, the TME springs are STIFFER than the stock springs. Remember, springs carry the primary weight of the car, not the shocks. The shocks are for damping. I would think that by running stiffer springs, the shocks would actually see LESS load. I believe that this is the reason that the 4C system is working better with stiffer springs...because the car is supported more by the springs, wheel movements would be transferring less force to the shocks. So since the shocks don't have to "stiffen up" as much, you have a better ride...and less side hop.
Also, I don't believe that a shock's damping is dependant on it's position. This is a regular shock, and I'm not sure how the 4C's work, but I would think that if it's changing the valving on the shock piston, than it would also be position independant. So as long as you're not running out of total travel on the shock piston, you shouldn't be wearing the shocks any more.
Now, I have NO idea where the shock piston is in relation to its travel, and whether you'll run out of travel or not with a deeper drop TME.
And yes, tracking will beat your car up more...but regardless of what springs you are running. It's just a function of the increased loads generated by accel / decel, etc.
That's just my $0.02.
