Coil over spring rates?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Grand Sport #82
Coil over spring rates?
What spring rates would be good for a GS (1996) C4 Corvette.
The car is used as a track day car (road racing, and NEVER drag racing)
Performance is way higher up my list than comfort.
My car is a Z51, but feels like it setup for comfort rather than performance to mee...
Any ideeas welcome..
The car is used as a track day car (road racing, and NEVER drag racing)
Performance is way higher up my list than comfort.
My car is a Z51, but feels like it setup for comfort rather than performance to mee...
Any ideeas welcome..
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From: Grand Sport #82
More talent would not mean less roll or more stiff suspension..
BTW this is NOT a Coil over VS leaf thread!!
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Melting Slicks
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I agree with what is said above, but I would like to know what people are running for spring rates. I want to do a cheap coil over setup on the front (maybe the back later) of my 96, and I was thinking of starting with an 8" 600 lbs spring. Again, all road racing and no drag racing.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Grand Sport #82
I agree with what is said above, but I would like to know what people are running for spring rates. I want to do a cheap coil over setup on the front (maybe the back later) of my 96, and I was thinking of starting with an 8" 600 lbs spring. Again, all road racing and no drag racing.
I hear what you are saying about money vs. track time.
BUT if you can get the Coil over setup cheap, then I guess its a clear win, either way it is cheaper than new shocks for, so guess i will try it out.
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I agree with what is said above, but I would like to know what people are running for spring rates. I want to do a cheap coil over setup on the front (maybe the back later) of my 96, and I was thinking of starting with an 8" 600 lbs spring. Again, all road racing and no drag racing.
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spring rates
hi, i had the 8 inch springs on my coilovers on the 1991 zr1. the front rate was 500 lbs and the rear rate was 300 lbs. i also have the moraca fx3 revalved shocks. this was a very stiff setup for regular highway driving even on the lowest shock setting. at speed, this is an excellent setup. combine this setup with 1 mm toe in total on front end, 1/2 mm toe out on rear end and 2 mm neg. camber front and rear and 7 1/2 degree caster and you will have a better than great open road race set up. also, the car is lowered as seen in my avatar. it took alot of experimenting to come up with this set up. hope that this helps. seeya
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