Spring rate help?

synolimit · 08-13-2014, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Well, in my case I've switched to true-type rears, so I can't directly compare the ratios from the stock spring setup anyways. The rule of thumb for avoiding near-1.0 (I assume for harmonic reasons between front/rear bounce) makes sense, but I'll have to figure out how to do the freq calculations for my setup first.

My current setup is definitely oriented in the oversteer direction (not that I know the math, I just know that every single time I get close to being in trouble, it's from oversteer not understeer, even in a faster sweeping corner

), and I'm pretty comfy with that.

whats your weights though? im on swifts till tomorrow and since they are 10k and 10.5k id think with the "math" that'd be more in the middle of under/over? but my rear is so damn loose because you can only gut the rear out, its the weight making me loose and not the rates id think. maybe you too?

fyi, i just drove to a scale and cut the wheel width in half and used that as my front to rear weight.

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Which one of you true type rear coils guys needs SPL toe arms?!?!?!

lol got mine from brian, thanks for the referral

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Originally Posted by clintfocus

with both the weight balance of the 370 NOT being 50/50,. and the high amount of both front grip potential with sqaure tire setup, decently high levels of unsprung weight, and the wishbone suspension, i think the front really needs a good amount of rate. depending what rear rate you need depends on spring location (stock or true coilover), sway bar selection in back (large, stock, or none), power level, and LSD.

dear lord, this reminds me of National Treasure, Riley says "'why cant they just say go to this place, here's the treasure, spend it wisely." the search for suspension just never ends. just clue after clue.

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