anyone know of a spring with these rates?

[scottzg]

i want some springs that lower about 1-1.5 inches and have about a 170 spring rate. These would pair much more nicely to gr2's(30% increase to both shock AND spring) and would not ruin my comfy daily driver. Anyone heard of these?

I'm early model, but i dont mind switching to later model rear suspension.

[ciper]

170 seems pretty low. The stock rear springs are 185 in a sedan right?

[LaureltheQueen]

how are springs rated? I never did learn that in my suspension class.

[scottzg]

my understanding is that its the amount of pounds required to compress the spring 1 inch. Suspension class? neat!

stock sedan= 134 front, 134 rear. Same for the turbo, i believe, judging by skidpad info. (.80g's na, .81g's turbo)

170ish would be ~30%

[LaureltheQueen]

coolies! Thanks.

[scottzg]

anyone have an answer for this?

[Legacy777]

Look at your units. lb/in

in theory, you could probably say what you said.....however in real life, that's probably not the case. Plus it's not the same with progressive rate springs either.

[Yukonart]

Indeed. Progressive rate springs are a bit more complicated. One spring rate at ride position, and another (firmer) rate for cornering. . . when the load on that particular spring increases in relation to the others. . . to help stabilize the vehicle during maneuvers.

[Legacy777]

talking with some people about progressive springs......they aren't the best for predictable handling because your spring is constantly changing in the corners. They are really more for "comfort" and "performance" In a real racer's world, there is no compromise, it's all performance, even if it sacrafices comfort.