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Originally Posted by InfaZorak
Rob, don't look now man, but you've got competition on the Hyperco group buy. Looks like we even lost a man from our GB here.
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Plenty of room for two (2) SR20 Forum Exclusive Springs. Our forum is growing quickly, and folks now have two performance options. That kicks ass.
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Originally Posted by TeKKiE
I still don't understand what the hype is about the Hyperco springs, comparing them to the RM springs. Aren't these both the best for our chassis? Except that one's quite a bit cheaper? Just curious
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The Hyperco springs are
progressive wound springs. Their initial spring rate is softer, getting stiffer the more you compress the springs until you run out of travel.
http://www.sr20forum.com/driveline-t...formation.html
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Originally Posted by The Suspension Thread
Hyperco Gen II Spring rate: 110-290 front, 75-200 rear
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The Road Magnet springs are a
linear wound spring. The spring rate is exactly the same from the initial compression until you run out of travel.
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Originally Posted by The Suspension Thread
Group Buy #1 Spring rate B13: 325 front, 250 rear
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Yes, the progressive rate spring is more expensive and more difficult to manufacture. Softer on the initial road impact, less jarring.
They are indeed both the best for our chassis, thee
only conventional springs available that are worth a damn.
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Originally Posted by robchaos19
^good summary. RM is an up and coming company. They have been working hard to make a name for themselves, and With the quality of their products coupled with the price we can get them for, I think they will have no problem at all. People just need to be willing to give them a shot. I don't see why people are so hesitant though, given the success of the first run of RM springs. There was not one bad review out of 25 sets sold. 
Oh well. In a few weeks the second run of B13 springs will be shipping out,
a week or so after that the first run of B14 springs.
Hopefully getting some more positive reviews out there will help things pick up.
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You are providing an excellent product at a very attractive price.
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Originally Posted by TeKKiE
Still nice to see that there are more than just a couple options for our chassis, given the fact that we have piss poor chassis design (B14 moreso than B13, IIRC)
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Bingo. Two types of custom ordered and specified, SR20Forum exclusive, springs for our cars?!? That KICKS ASS.
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Originally Posted by InfaZorak
I feel the main issue we have is, that good companies like Hyperco are shooting themselves in the foot, because they only make their products for our chassis for group-buys.
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If you study Hypercoil, they are doing us a big favor. Friendships and business cultivated between the forum (Chriscar/Mike K, etc.) and Hyperco. They
always have a backorder. They cater to high-end professional motorsports, and serious big-time high-dollar tuners (Hennessey for one). Our GB probably accounts for less than 0.0001% of their annual sales. We're fortunate they are willing to work with us.
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Originally Posted by InfaZorak
Hopefully if RoadMagnet finds that these products are accepted within the community, and there's a market for them, that they'd be willing to make them a regular product.
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I agree. That would be terrific. In the meantime it is still awesome that we have two solid choices.
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Originally Posted by InfaZorak
The fact is, that the springs available to our cars in the mainstream are pretty much garbage or borderline junk.
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You are 100% correct. All of the rest of them suck, piss poor "ricer" engineering catering to the masses of Super Street afficianados.
Rock on Rob. Love the work you are doing to provide us with choices.
