lowering springs

but there'll be less to compress

 

think of each coil as a percentage of 'give'

 

if the spring has 10 effective coils, each coil represents 10% of the total Give, Travel, Compression yada yada

 

take away some of that & the spring is more reluctant or less able to do what it before, with that amount that is now removed

 

it's a little hard to get your head around it at first but that's how it works

everything is set off of ride height, that's the way the car sits on the rack while the alignment is performed. smart guys show up with about a 1/2 tank of gas and weight to represent the driver & 1/2 a passenger in the front seat.

all 3 settings caster, camber & toe will be affected by lowering the front end