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97predator

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I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Ford B or C springs. From what I understand the B springs are progressive while the C's are constant. The springs will go into a daily car that sees 12K plus a year in mileage, mostly on the highway. I am more concerned with how the car handles as opposed to launching at the strip. I live in the Hampton Roads area which has some areas with rough roads. I know the B springs are little softer since they are progressive, but do they sacrifice performance when compared to the C's?
 

89five.o

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I really enjoy my C springs and they're not too uncomfortable. My vote is for those but then again I've never tried the B's.
 

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89five.o said:
I really enjoy my C springs and they're not too uncomfortable. My vote is for those but then again I've never tried the B's.
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GettinThere

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97predator said:
I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Ford B or C springs. From what I understand the B springs are progressive while the C's are constant. The springs will go into a daily car that sees 12K plus a year in mileage, mostly on the highway. I am more concerned with how the car handles as opposed to launching at the strip. I live in the Hampton Roads area which has some areas with rough roads. I know the B springs are little softer since they are progressive, but do they sacrifice performance when compared to the C's?
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I've been looking at this too, and I've decided to go with B springs. Yes, performance in the corners is not as good as with C springs, but the ride should be better. I'm willing to trade some performance for ride. I think the B springs will be a good upgrade from the stock springs.
 

streetstang03

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C-springs
 

joshjwc9

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I went in another direction from my choice. I found a garage that was closing and liquidating its inventory so I grabbed some Vogtlands for cheap. I know of Vogtlands from my sisters' husbands BMW's and Benz he had them on. They were a quality spring and comfortable ride and add to the fact that i picked them up for less than a new Xbox 360 game.
 
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I plan on installing B springs. As noted above good balance between comfort and performance.
 

Tim2002GT

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Whoa! Nice avatar ^ ! Got a bigger version ?

I would suggest the "C" springs too, but if you got the Vogtland's for that cheap then I would've done the same!
 
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