Why are Civic front spring rates higher than the rear? (and other suspension stuff)
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Why are Civic front spring rates higher than the rear? (and other suspension stuff)
Wouldn't you want the rear end to have a higher spring rate in order to induce more oversteer/reduce understeer biases from a FWD car ?
is it possible to switch the rear springs with the fronts?
would you be able to make the car more neutral by going with a monstrously beefy rear anti-roll bar and a moderate front bar?
FINALLY (noob question) - can I use springs designed for Integras in my 95 DX ?
I have a GSR motor so I figure the Integra springs would account for the extra weight of the new motor.
is it possible to switch the rear springs with the fronts?
would you be able to make the car more neutral by going with a monstrously beefy rear anti-roll bar and a moderate front bar?
FINALLY (noob question) - can I use springs designed for Integras in my 95 DX ?
I have a GSR motor so I figure the Integra springs would account for the extra weight of the new motor.
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Re: Why are Civic front spring rates higher than the rear? (cretinx)
the springs on the front are of a higher spring rate because the front of the car is a lot heavier (being FF)
Harder rear springs will tend to make the car lift-off oversteer, but they will still be considerably softer than the fronts. U will have a job getting a FWD car to oversteer without seriously shifting the weight balance (ie braking in a corner) so maybe u need better front tyres? in my experience the civic is a fairly well balanced car anyway as the engine is mounted quite far back in the engine bay. Not sure if the teg's suspension will fit but ur better off with some coilovers. at least when u've spent all the effort fitting them u can set them up to ur preference. rather than spending a lot of time/money on something that could end up handling much worse than previously. j
Harder rear springs will tend to make the car lift-off oversteer, but they will still be considerably softer than the fronts. U will have a job getting a FWD car to oversteer without seriously shifting the weight balance (ie braking in a corner) so maybe u need better front tyres? in my experience the civic is a fairly well balanced car anyway as the engine is mounted quite far back in the engine bay. Not sure if the teg's suspension will fit but ur better off with some coilovers. at least when u've spent all the effort fitting them u can set them up to ur preference. rather than spending a lot of time/money on something that could end up handling much worse than previously. j
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