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Don, That is true only if the car is light. I actually load my cars so that springs are compressed a bit. Loading makes sure cars are more stable on curves too.Also some cars like Autoboxes are heavy even when empty so springs do work. The thing is that even if you don't see springs compress they still have significant effect on midium-to-high speeds. They are acting as shocks on your bicycle - dampen effect of sudden bump. They do compress for a split second and that is what they are for. I do agree that Kadee trucks can have stiff springs though. So what I ended up doing is removing one spring on each side and substitute painted Kadee 845 coupler spring just for the looks. And when you have only one "real" spring on each side - it does compress quite nicely even when the car is stationary. Now, as far as rolling qualities are concerned - Kadee wheels have plastic axles so they don't roll that well. So I put Intermountain wheels there. And if I really want to go crazy I'll put graphite lube in there - no friction at all. Except on the curve of course, just like in real trains on curves too :)
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