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Originally Posted by import111 Wow, if those rates are correct then the BC BR series coilovers along with many others are using stock rear rates with very stiffly damped struts.

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Old 08-07-2009, 04:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Wow, if those rates are correct then the BC BR series coilovers along with many others are using stock rear rates with very stiffly damped struts. For the amount of body roll and brake dive the stock 370Z has, I thought the stock rates were much lower, like in the 200's.
Mate, the car weighs 1450kg.

Half on the front, half on the rear.

This rough calculation leaves you with 360kg or so per corner. Imagine the g force in or the bumps - if these springs are 4kg/mm the car would hit the bump stops coming out of the driveaway hehehe.

I'm actually even surprised that these springs are still so low - 8kg/mm is comparable to a sportsbike springs - and the car weighs much much more.

If you want to fight body-roll get stiffer anti-roll bar. Do not fight the roll with stiffer suspension units, they will just make the ride harsh and skip over bumps in corners.
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