Best quality drop springs

[CyberBri]

I have wanted to drop my car forever...I keep finding more and more brands out there...I also see some people complaining about the rear springs coming out or their car rides really bad, or that the front is higher than the back...
What is the best brand to go with and not have problems???
Also is 1 inch enough of a drop???

[BMR Sales]

This is kind of an open-ended question because everyone generally has a personal preference they like and more times than not it is the lowering springs they are currently using and the only lowering springs they have ever tried. Your best bet is to search the forum for peoples experiences and go with a company that stands behind their product and a product that gives you value for your money.

We have 1" lowering springs, 1.4" lowering springs, and our split drop 1.4" front/1" rear loweing springs. Our lowering spring are made by a well respected spring manufacturer that has been doing springs for over a 100 years right here in the good ole USA. We also stand behind our products by providing a lifetime warranty agianst sag so you are covered for the life of the spring.

Here are some picture of customers with BMR lowering springs installed.

[Brandon@LSRPerformance]

Originally Posted by CyberBri

I have wanted to drop my car forever...I keep finding more and more brands out there...I also see some people complaining about the rear springs coming out or their car rides really bad, or that the front is higher than the back...
What is the best brand to go with and not have problems???
Also is 1 inch enough of a drop???

Check out our LSR springs, they offer an approximate 1" (F) and 1.25" (R) drop which essentially levels the car. They are made in the USA and feature a lifetime warranty. They also have a great ride quality and will improve handling. And they're on sale!



You can check out our thread on these here (where folks posted reviews as well as photos with their drop): http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238654

Let me know if I can help you with anything.

[CyberBri]

What makes the diff in a quality spring and a crappy one?? Isnt there like a diff dampening rate or a steel density??And how do these numbers coral-ate to ride quality???

[Rob@WretchedMS]

lots, one of the biggest issues is if the springs are hot wound or cold wound.
Cold winding a spring is much cheaper, but tends to settle a lot more, as well as sag over time.

Pedders Suspension Coil Springs

The primary function of springs, whether they be Leaf, Coil or Torsion Bars, is to absorb the shocks that are created when driving across irregular road surfaces and to maintain the tyres contact with the road.

The spring rate, or stiffness, must be matched to the weight of the vehicle resting on it and the weight of the other suspension components and the wheel. Spring rate also controls roll stiffness, or body roll. By reducing the amount of body roll, we reduce the amount of wheel camber change. Large camber change can drastically reduce the tyre's contact with the road surface, severely limiting the handling potential during cornering.

The handling of most vehicles is substantially improved by increasing the original spring rate to an optimum rate which maximises tyre adhesion and reduces body roll for better handling. Increasing the spring rate beyond the optimum rate detracts from the handling potential as the tyres begin to skip over bumps, reducing grip and safety.



Coil Spring Design and manufacturing is a craft which requires strict adherence to a demanding series of procedures, all of which are critical to the performance of the final product. Pedders undertakes the following key steps in relation to its Coil Spring Manufacturing Process:
Hot Coiling
Circulated Oil Quenching
Furnace Tempering
Shot Peening
Scragging
Loaded Height and Rate Testing +/- 1mm Tolerance
Powder Coating and Packaging


Pedders offers to its trade and retail customers four different branded coils spring ranges. These are as follows:

* Pedders Heavy Duty Coil Springs (standard and raised height replacement coil springs for passenger and light commercial vehicles)
* Pedders SportsRyder Coil Springs (premium range of lowered coil springs for sports and performance applications)
* Pedders Touring Springs are built to industry standards (thus less than Pedders premium SportsRyder range) and priced for the performance motorist on a budget.
* Pedders Trak Ryder Coils Springs (four wheel drive coil springs available in several height options for a variety of applications.)


All Springs are Not Created Equal


Video: Birth of a Lowering Spring: Inside Pedders Suspension May 2, 2012 by Carter Jung



Pedders Suspension is a brand that might be familiar to enthusiasts of the domestic aftermarket. For more than six years, Pedders has offered suspension components for Chevy Camaros, Ford Mustangs and Pontiac GTOs. What most don’t know is that the company is far from an upstart in the chassis game. Pedders Suspension has been in business in their home country of Australia for over 60 years, starting back in the mid-1950s rebuilding shock absorbers.

Headquartered in Keysborough, just outside of Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Pedders Suspension has a unique business model for their domestic market. Their products are distributed solely through franchised Pedders Suspension retailers, of which there are over 130 in Australia. Think Jiffy Lube, but for suspension needs that range from the inspection and alignment all the way to polyurethane bushings and coilover swaps.

Here in the U.S., Pedders’ business model is completely different, utilizing a more traditional distribution route. In their short time in the American market, Pedders’ products have been used by GM, Lingenfelter and Saleen. Pedders sells the gamut of chassis components, including coilovers, polyurethane bushings and CV shafts, but their core product is springs. In fact, Pedders likes to refer to their manufacturing facility as the “World’s Best Spring Plant.” While that’s up for interpretation, having witnessed the birth of a spring, firsthand, we can attest that quality is very much at the core of their values.

Here’s how Pedders Suspension springs are made:

Step 1:Pedders’ springs begin life as steel from BlueScope Steel, an Aussie company headquartered in Melbourne. Instead of sourcing cheaper materials from China or India, Pedders insists upon using steel that is ISO accredited.


Step 2:For heating of the metal rods, Pedders relies on gas instead of electricity. With the latter, dips and irregularity in power can cause inconsistencies in the metal. Each rod is baked close to 980 degrees C.


Step 3:After the steel is heated up to temperature, the glowing rod is then coiled around a mandrel. The solid steel mandrel does not flex or bow with repetitive use. Pedders has more than 100 different steel mandrels in varying shapes and sizes for varying applications.


Step 4:The next stage in the spring production is quenching, a process in which the hot coiled steel is cooled by oil. The spring is still soft at this point, lacking any memory.


Step 5:Once the spring is cooled, it goes back into the tempering furnace where the coils are cured. Temperatures are adjusted to suit the gauge of the wire—the thicker, the hotter.


Step 6:After another cooling phase, each spring is ground to appropriate size and fitment.


Step 7:For the final step in strengthening the steel, each spring is shot peened with military grade shot.


Step 8:Pedders scrags 100 percent of their springs. Scragging is a quality-control process where each spring is fully compressed, testing its load for up to 2 mm in variance.


Step 9:Before they are boxed and shipped around the world, the springs are powder coated. Powder coating gives a spring its brand-distinctive color and protects it from the elements.


Posted with the permission of R & T