Tanabe springs (NF210 vs GF210), is +30% spring rate worth better handling? Options

[malpaso]

I have been thinking about those springs for my celi. There are many articles about which springs are good or bad. That's not my point. I would like to have Tanabe NF210 or Tanabe GF210. Both has same drop, same price. Only difference is rate. One has +5% than stock and other +30% than stock.

NF210
almost like stock rate, only +5% (front: 2.9kg/mm, rear: 2.3kg/mm)
(rate, drop, use)


GF210
much harder spring rate, +30% than stock (front: 3.5kg/mm, rear: 3.0kg/mm)
(rate, drop, use)


now facts:
- higher rate means you feel every road ruggedness (holes, crossings, etc) but handling and grab are better...
- we have not good roads in my country (cobblestones are normal in cities, road patchiness is high, road holes everywhere, bad crossings... etc)
- I have 7AFTE engine (176hp/225Nm for normal drive)
- I have been using 205/50R16 tires
- I would use stock shocks with them (for a while)

now... which one would you recommend? Is +30% too hard for daily drive on bad roads? Is that worth that better grip and handling? Thanks for comments and votes...

This post has been edited by malpaso: Feb 21, 2007 - 10:45 AM

[doGGy]

Martit - ussualy the drop with the Teins S-tech is about 3.2 cm in front and about 2.8 cm in the rear. Its not much at all - i had S-tech on my ST and now i have S-tech on my SS - and im more then happy with the driving height (and we have way too many bad roads here).

S-tech cost about 120-140 euros here in EU, ans for the H-tech's - if you want i can get you a price.

Heres the info on S-tech
http://www.tein.com/ti/l36.html