Full title: So, I like the way my car felt when I'm driving while carrying passengers. Am I a good candidate for a set of lowering springs?
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When I'm carrying 3 passengers in my car, I'm adding several hundred pounds of sprung weight to the car and it's concentrated right in the middle (which is good, I think.) I also notice that the car sags as the spring is compressed. The car feels more planted and turns feel a bit flatter, I think. Of course, with this extra pound-age, the engine struggles a bit, noticeable but nothing major.
I usually drive alone. Do you think this good-feeling can be replicated by lowering the car an inch or so, with slightly stiffer coil springs? Or do you think that this effect is mostly due to the increase in sprung weight?
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When I'm carrying 3 passengers in my car, I'm adding several hundred pounds of sprung weight to the car and it's concentrated right in the middle (which is good, I think.) I also notice that the car sags as the spring is compressed. The car feels more planted and turns feel a bit flatter, I think. Of course, with this extra pound-age, the engine struggles a bit, noticeable but nothing major.
I usually drive alone. Do you think this good-feeling can be replicated by lowering the car an inch or so, with slightly stiffer coil springs? Or do you think that this effect is mostly due to the increase in sprung weight?