Why use soft springs at the front and not at the rear?

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Almost all the vehicles have soft spring at front suspension and stiffer spring at rear suspension. The following two common question arises,
  • Why not use both with same stiffness? and 
  • Why do we need a soft spring at front and not at rear? 
The answer to the above first question is that if the springs are made out of same stiffness then the car may experience a jumping effect due to weight transfer of the vehicle during accleration of when the car travel over uneven road. Now as we know when we use soft spring, the wheels have more traction or contact with the ground. Thus, the description itself answers the question i.e by using soft spring at front will give more contact with the road hence when a car jumps or travels an uneven surface it will help the car to steer well and keep the car in control.

Ofcourse using soft springs at the rear will provide more traction to the rear wheel driving car but car handling is a more critical part then traction. So, it is always preferable to use soft springs at the front and stiff spring at the rear.


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