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**MichaelXi** · 08-30-2002, 01:57 AM

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by humphrey:
Now if you're talking about the life of my stock dampers being shortened significantly when the springs are swapped, then maybe I should reconsider. any thoughts??

Jeff<hr></blockquote>
Because the drop is only roughly 3/4", the dampers will not wear out EXCESSIVELY more quickly, but don't underestimate the value of nice, stiffer dampers for pavement-cornering.
For the money, I'd do the dampers too, but if money is tight, and you can deal w/ double labor, (ie. cash, or doing it yourself, TWICE), then you'll be fine retaining the stock dampers for now. Your results will be slightly lessened, but you'll still see a slight improvement.
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[ 08-30-2002: Message edited by: michaelxi ]</p>

08-30-2002, 01:57 AM	#283
MichaelXi Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Venus Via Knoxville, TN Posts: 24,477	Re: SVT spring swap <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by humphrey: Now if you're talking about the life of my stock dampers being shortened significantly when the springs are swapped, then maybe I should reconsider. any thoughts?? Jeff<hr></blockquote> Because the drop is only roughly 3/4", the dampers will not wear out EXCESSIVELY more quickly, but don't underestimate the value of nice, stiffer dampers for pavement-cornering. For the money, I'd do the dampers too, but if money is tight, and you can deal w/ double labor, (ie. cash, or doing it yourself, TWICE), then you'll be fine retaining the stock dampers for now. Your results will be slightly lessened, but you'll still see a slight improvement. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [ 08-30-2002: Message edited by: michaelxi ]</p>