I think I've read about 50% of this thread....ewww!

C'mon, Dodgeman is a very active member of this website and has added useful and accurate information in hundreds of posts that I've seen. I've rarely found anything to disagree with him on. So please take off your cranky pants and get civilized!!!

Having said that, our race car uses a reversed upper spring with an extra, thicker half-leaf on top of the pack. It seems to work well, but I want to try something softer.

Like bert says, the aim of the suspension modification game is to make your car handle better. Your car needs to put the right amount of weight on the right wheels at the right time, and the target is moving constantly in any given turn.

Its true a car will handle like a sack of potatos if its suspension is poorly setup. An a couple of occasions I've run out of suspension travel in the front end of the race car. I couldn't believe the instantaneous transition from normal cornering to complete understeer. You honestly have more chance of steering a bullet after you've shot it!