I just got off of the phone with Swift Springs USA HQ tech in Cali, and they claim that their R Spec springs for the FiST ARE actually linear rate,
despite looking like they are progressive rate.
The tech claimed that those close bunched coils on the bottom of the spring function the same as a 'tender' or 'helper' spring would on a coil over setup, and are in FULL bind even at static height, leaving the rest of the coils to act in an accurate liner rate manner.
He also claimed that they are designed to take full advantage of whatever the stock damper valving is as it came from the factory.
I may just pull the trigger on these as they seem to be the ONLY ones out there who even claim to be a linear rate at all (at least until someone releases a coil over setup I could be satisfied with owning).
I also did speak with Ground Control today, and they said that they will have a FiST in there by November to start R&D into a coil over conversion setup, hopefully with a release date for the kit by late spring next year.
I want to wait on that (
before deciding on a coil over setup), since then one could use the Koni double adjustable dampers (for the regular Fiesta), and put this kit over them, and have SEPARATE rebound and compression adjustments WITH a height adjustable/corner weight capable, linear rate coil over spring (Swift or otherwise).