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Hey guys, what's going on?
It's Alex from Fitment Industries and today we're talking
about why people still wear lowing springs
because people still get mad at other because they do that,
and they're like "Why didn't you buy coilovers,
that's what you're supposed to do."
And we're coming in to tell you why it's okay.
It's okay to still buy lowering springs.
It's frowned upon now, it's weird,
this is a weird discussion.
It's like vinyl, nobody not even five years ago,
like three years ago people would get so mad,
"You can't put vinyl on your car, nobody likes vinyl
blah blah blah blah blah."
The early 2000s came around, and, you know,
The Fast and the Furious, everybody had vinyl,
then it went away, and now it's coming back,
but people still don't like vinyl.
But the thing is, it's okay for things
to come back, all right?
I see you people on Instagram out there
with your VSCO edits and all that sort of stuff.
Things come back and that's all right,
and that's why we're talking about why it's okay
that people still run lowering springs,
because there's a couple different reasons
that we probably don't think about,
and we're here to teach you.
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In general, we've been seeing a rise
of lowering spring chit-chat and things like that
because it's become more common in the scene.
So, we decided to dive in and figure out,
and we did, so spoilers are ahead, anyway.
Number one reason that people are running
lowering springs now is just because,
I hate to say it boys, I hate to say it,
but a lot of newer cars have advanced suspension
from the factory that not a lot of people
want to get rid of.
For example, some of the newer Camaros and Mustangs
have this really fancy thing, it is called
magnetic ride control.
And you might be wondering, saying,
"Alex, what is magnetic ride control?"
And, uh, kids, magnetic ride control is a chassis
and suspension technology that adapts and adjusts
the shock absorbers of a vehicle in real time.
It responds to changes in terrain in order to deliver
optimal shock damping for best possible driving experience.
(clears throat) English.
Pretty much, magnetic ride control
doesn't use mechanical valves or other small moving parts
that are prone to wear and tear.
Instead, they use a monotube dampener
that has this fancy magnetic, it's got this fluid in it
that you can pretty much control
with your mind like Magneto.
But the ECU is Magneto, that's pretty much how it works,
but anyway, there's some sensors in ECU for the system
that pretty much controls that magnet juice in the shock
and based on how much fluid is passing through
the electromagnetic coils in the system,
it changes the viscosity of the fluid,
and that'll normally result in a stiffer
or softer suspension depending on what you're choosing.
The sensors involved can sense body roll
and other handling situations, and then they communicate
that with the ECU which then goes like
"Oh boy, there we go there guy, we're just gonna
send her to the corner, I'm ready to roll."
Again, it's not exactly how it works,
but for simplicity's sake, it's pretty close.
So, yeah.
In short, this magnetic ride control,
and a lot of systems like magnetic ride control,
depending on the car you're looking to buy,
offers one of the best of both worlds style of mentality.
It gives you great control for responsiveness,
without sacrificing comfort, it allows you
to run to the track, and then take the car actually home
without feeling like your spine just got ripped out of you.
And that's why a lot of people that have newer performance
cars just prefer lowering springs on their car
because then they can keep their factory shocks
and get a lot of that lowered look,
then that's pretty much it,
because, when you really think about it,
plus, most of those newer OEM high-performance suspension
systems actually do pretty good.
Let's be real, if you dropped $70,000 on a car,
do you really think a mid-price point coilover system
is gonna out-perform a brand new suspension system?
Do ya?
Do you really think it's gonna happen?
And that's really what it comes down to,
especially with newer European vehicles,
and even some of the mid-2000s vehicles
come with AIRMATIC suspension, E55's and AMG's alike
have that sort of suspension system
where people really don't want to lose the comforts
of having an air suspension system in them.
A lot of times, people will resort
to using lowering springs if the vehicle will accept them
and still keep all the integrity of the vehicle
without actually losing any of the features.
There's nothing worse than buying a used car
that had a lot of fancy tech, but then most of it
got taken out and replaced with a coilovers,
because you're like "Gosh, I just really wish
that button in my center counsel actually worked."
It's the same reason for a lot of different people
choosing to go with things just such as
lowering links instead of coilover systems for cars
like the AMG.
And another big reason is just the fact that they will
continue to be probably one of the most affordable options
that you can get out there on the market.
Lowering springs are not that bad, okay?
They're not bad.
They're actually pretty good.
So, when you're looking out and buying coilovers,
if the main reason that you're going out to buy coilovers
is just for looks, that's pretty cool,
but lowering springs kind of do the same thing,
and depending what sort of suspension it's also going on,
you could argue that you're gonna get the same thing
depending on the platform that you're looking at.
However, you know, coilovers are a great thing,
they just have a tendency to capture a different market.
We've talked about in the past that coilovers
are something that you should use
to fine-tune your suspension, rather than just installing
them and just praying that they work,
because that's the whole point of coilovers,
is that you can fine-tune them
and you get yourself a nice set.
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And that's really what coilovers are meant to do.
But if you're just looking for a lowered look
without having to break the bank,
coilovers are going to be where
it gets into a little bit of the gray-area
because lowering springs can do almost the same thing.
Coilovers were designed for track use
and improving the stability of your vehicle,
and, unless you're Jasper, they can also be used
to just take a beating as you go all around the country
trying to drive your static car across bridges
and things like that, and just praying the whole thing
doesn't blow up.
But, whatever.
So, lowering springs are one of those things
where we see a time that has passed,
and then it has come back, and this is one of those times
where we do definitely think it's coming back.
Electromagnetic suspension, magnetic ride control,
air suspension, all that sort of stuff is coming back
in a lot of different vehicles,
especially performance vehicles that we see out there
that are brand new.
A lot of times, what use to be an SRT-4,
a lot of people are now buying Camaros
for what a lot of people use to buy Termi's for,
they are now picking up an E 63.
These guys, and us, and gals, and everybody in between
in the community are buying newer cars
that have newer tech, or did at the time,
and they don't want to just dump
and take out everything that made the car so cool.
And that's where lowering springs come in.
They're one of those pieces that you can switch out
without necessarily having to ruin an entire section
of what made the car so special to begin with.
So, if you run coiling springs, coilovers,
or you're thinking about it,
check out fitmentindustries.com
and drop a comment below on what you'd like us
to talk about next.
This is to answer the lowering spring hate
that I see going on down there,
but it's really not that bad I pinky promise.
I'm Alex from Fitment industries.
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