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Does anyone have the specs for the front and rear springs? What is the difference between the stock and the Z06 specs?

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Here ya go..........

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I notice the ZO6 front spring rate is 526 and a C5TI is 582, what is a TI? When I upgrade my front shocks I'm considering a slightly stiffer front spring. Hyperco street spring is rated at 565 and track is 625. The C5TI sounds like a good middle choice for the street but what is a C5TI ?
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Its actually T1. Its the GM provided SCCA race car suspension setup............kit form has front upper and lower control arms, f/r springs, shocks and big swaybars...
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Thanks Steve, now I just have to match the Gm part numbers up to see the pricing.....

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I think GM PARTS DIRECT (CF Vendor) can supply info ..... www.gmpartsdirect.com
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isn't that the sway bar rates ?
not the springs ?
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The bottom set of numbers are the spring rates.............
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Originally Posted by CP Thunder
The bottom set of numbers are the spring rates.............
of the sway bars themselves ?
not the actual springs from what I see
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Originally Posted by CP Thunder
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I'm missing something here. Normally spring rate will have a displacement value to it. Like the sway bar has a spring rate of 6.51 Kg/mm.

The front spring has a range of low 9291 to high of 9958 N at 24mm of design camber. Don't know if that helps you any or not.
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I wish I could remember who sent this to me ....... but ....... 'I was told by' them this chart represented the swaybar diameters (correctly) and the spring 'rates' of the installed springs.......(base vs z51 vs z06 vs T1)..........but I see the point.........

Calculating 'actual' spring rates would be greatly diversified by swapping bars, springs, pickup points etc between models (not being an engineer) I would assume..........
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...s-97-04-a.html

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