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Old May 6, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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I was just wondering what a good spring Rate for the back would be in a NA build would be? its for the track and thats it.. Ive seen alot of people running 1000 in the back but it just doesnt seem stiff enough... If anyone has any advice please let me know
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Old May 6, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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1000 on each spring in the back is enough, trust me. But you can go as high as you want and see what works best for you.
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Old May 6, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Im pretty sure really nice shocks would be good with 1000s...
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Old May 6, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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1000 will jar your fillings from your teeth.
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Old May 6, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SpeedDreamz.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1000 will jar your fillings from your teeth. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Just takes some getting used to . I am currently running sportlines but, was running 1K's for a while and eventually got used to them. Now everything feels like a caddy

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Old May 7, 2005 | 01:40 AM
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haha Thanks for all the replys.. How about the front.. Would i go softer or harder?
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Old May 7, 2005 | 06:27 AM
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450 on the front
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Old May 7, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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700 front. 450 is too soft if you go with 1000
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Old May 7, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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I run them with illuminas on the front of my integra with good results.
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Old May 7, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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at 1k spring rate in the rear, does it matter what kind of strut/shock you run? i didnt think that they would even compress enough to matter.
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Old May 7, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philipwight &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">at 1k spring rate in the rear, does it matter what kind of strut/shock you run? i didnt think that they would even compress enough to matter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was also under this impression, anyone?
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Old May 7, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScottEK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I was also under this impression, anyone?</TD></TR></TABLE>

me 3

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Old May 7, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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vtecvoodoo can anwser that question
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