I've certainly notice that short bumps are very annoying. Speed bumps,  
raised road seams, they all seem to make the suspension "bang" hard  
when I go over them. I have to creep slowly over speed bumps. I also  
noticed that stock mud flaps actually make contact with speed bumps as  
I go over them!

-Mark K

On Dec 17, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Raimund Feussner wrote:

> Purple H+R are NOT stiffer.
> They are just lower.
>
> I had them installed about 8 years ago. They wore out a lot, 3 of 7
> spring turns are "on block", so no more spring effect there.
>
> The stiffness is independent from the springs, it�s the shocks!
>
> I used the purple springs with stock shocks. Sucks...
> Stiffer shocks made the Van better in corners.
>
> Whether with or without new shocks, the purple springs don�t like  
> short
> bumps. These really hurt!
>
> Raimund
>
>

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