 Question about suspension, I'm a n00b |
 Nov 8, 2007 - 11:18 PM
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I'm wanting to get some new suspension this Christmas, and I'm not sure what I want. I was thinking something about 1.5" in the front and 1" in the back.
I was looking at the Tein S. Tech for springs, and KYB GR-2's for shocks. But what I was wondering about is the spring rate. What will this affect, what does this mean? And how do I know if the springs rate will match that of the shocks? -Matt |
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Nov 8, 2007 - 11:28 PM
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Spring Rate is the amount of weight needed to compress a spring a certain . Springs are rated in LB/in (in metric system kg/mm), or specifically, how many pounds of weight are required to depress the spring by one inch.
You have nothing to worry about. Going with the Tein S techs and some kyb gr2's you'll be fine. Your celica is your daily driver right? Well you have nothing to worry about spring rate. You've made a good choice on the springs. Less body roll and it will give your celica a nice aggressive stance. -------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
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Nov 8, 2007 - 11:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
QUOTE(bccentaur3 @ Nov 8, 2007 - 11:28 PM) [snapback]612505[/snapback] Spring Rate is the amount of weight needed to compress a spring a certain . Springs are rated in LB/in (in metric system kg/mm), or specifically, how many pounds of weight are required to depress the spring by one inch. You have nothing to worry about. Going with the Tein S techs and some kyb gr2's you'll be fine. Your celica is your daily driver right? Well you have nothing to worry about spring rate. You've made a good choice on the springs. Less body roll and it will give your celica a nice aggressive stance. Awesome, thanks for the info. Yep, it's my daily, but I'd love to have some nice handling when applicable. -Matt |
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