Stock Spring Rate, Good/Bad Idea? Options

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I've aquired a set of stock springs from the front of a 95 2.7 liter Tacoma. I want to find out what the spring rate is of our stock springs and compare it to the spring rates in these things. I wouldn't mind a little stiffer right, but these springs look 2-3 times the size of stocks. I'm just gong to cut them to the same hight or maybe a little lower than stock, and try to install them. Oh, I picked up some 4 piston calipers while I was at it. That is my next project. So, how bad is increasing the spring rate going to be?

After I get the info on the spring rate of the truck springs, and the rate of the stocks, I'll post to compare.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

you know those civics you see riding around that jerk and bounce over EVERY bump and dip in the road?

yea, it'll be just like that.

So I need to keep with a softer spring? I thought that a stiffer spring would give me better performance. I was reading on Celicatech, and a guy was setting his Celica up for autoX and he said that 450 up front and 350 in back is ideal.

[Rayme]

you know those civics you see riding around that jerk and bounce over EVERY bump and dip in the road?

yea, it'll be just like that.

So I need to keep with a softer spring? I thought that a stiffer spring would give me better performance. I was reading on Celicatech, and a guy was setting his Celica up for autoX and he said that 450 up front and 350 in back is ideal.

yes stiffer would be better, performance. But a good track car is a bad street car, etc...you find your comfort zone yourself!