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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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Im thinking of replacing my rear springs with some Hyperco race versions..
Has anyone don this switch...hows your ride height.

Intrestingly enough the Hyperco front springs are the same spring rate as the stock Z06 spring hense Im only replacing the rear...
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BitViper

Intrestingly enough the Hyperco front springs are the same spring rate as the stock Z06 spring hense Im only replacing the rear...
That is incorrect....
C5Z fronts are 526...Hyperco street fronts are 565...Hyperco Race Fronts are 625. That is basically a 100# increase for the race Hyperco.

Here is a chart for you:

Front#/Rear#

C6 Z06: 531/782
C6 Z51: 526/645
C6 GM T1: 582/850
C6 Base: 420/657 (VBP measured: 400-420 F / 600-620 R)

C5 Z51: 502/645
C5 Z06: 526/714
C5 GM T1: 582/794

Hyperco Street: 565/765
Hyperco Track: 625/850
VBP Sport: 990/650
VBP Xtreme: 1050/855
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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Hey thanks..Ill need to research my sources again
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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I did the front Streets and rear Track. I also changed to Koni FSD shocks at the same time. Big improvement over stock, like em a lot. I had the car aligned and corner weighted at the same time, I was able to return to the same height that it was prior to installation.

You may also want to consider coil-overs.
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