I just noticed that the first 3 upper coils in my rear springs are touching when the car isnt moving. and thats with hardly any gas in my tank and no heavy audio equipment in the back. why did honda bother to make the rears progressive ? i know the progressive part is supposed to make the ride more comfortable, but i think the 3 coils i mentioned act as a single coil all the time coz theyre always compressed together

 

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great question! call up honda JDM R&D at 900-900-3825 and let us know why they were so retarded.

 

LMFAO

 

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I think that is a legitimate question. I think Honda understood they were making a track car but that it would still be driven on the streets primarily by most people, and so made a concession to some comfort.

 

But if they're already compressed when the car is just sitting then any comfort those coils might provide is non-existant. Those come together and act as one coil making the spring only carry the rate of the non-compressed coils. My guess would be that they made them progressive so the spring wouldn't release from the upper perch when a wheel is off the ground. my .02.

 

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Progressive springs response better to small bumps or holes. Since our car is much lighter in the rear, by putting progressive springs in the back, the tail won't "bounce" and loose contact with the ground when we hit a small irregularity in a corner. So in a sense, you can say it's for "comfort", but it is also for stability too.