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Message: <blockquote data-quote="teejay" data-source="post: 81362" data-attributes="member: 51">cbr900,absorbers have a set travel length, when compressed, a much higher pressure is put on the system, and there's the dampening rate to considerlowered springs have a much higher rebound rate, if not coupled with a matching absorber with the matching dampening rate, the absorbers will be pressured to more than it can handle( compress and de-compress)thus standard absorbers will not last as long as it was designed foron occasions lowered springs causes absorbers to bottom out, meaning the internal parts of the absorbers are on collision course each time there is a compression and de-compression- not good at allyou can mix and match absorbers with lowered springs and set, but are those people you consult truthful enough?one good example is 535i's M40, over the years we have been comparing notes on suspension, but he being a super driver, :lol: certain setups don't get him horny....... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> but overall he has far much more experience in matching up absorbers with springs...... :yes:</blockquote>