I've been thinking of replacing the factory springs on my D2 coilovers with something a bit softer....
The factory rates being 9K/7K....now, if I were to switch to say 7K/5K, would there be a significant difference in how the car sits? Or is it negligible?

TIA!

 

change in spring rate to static ride height is moot because you just adjust the height of your coilovers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">change in spring rate to static ride height is moot because you just adjust the height of your coilovers.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Thats what I thought

But just out of curiousity, if I was NOT running coilovers, would a change in spring rate like I've described (between 9k/7k and 7k/5k) affect ride height in any significant way?

 

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Thats what I thought

But just out of curiousity, if I was NOT running coilovers, would a change in spring rate like I've described (between 9k/7k and 7k/5k) affect ride height in any significant way? </TD></TR></TABLE>

it depends on the weight of the car and what you consider "significant". But yes, springs that are the same free length, but different rates will sit at a different height. The rate of a spring indicates the amount of weight it takes to compress the spring 1", so a 500lb spring will compress 1" when you put 500lbs on it. 2" when you put 1000 lbs on it, etc. So if you're running a spring that will compress 1" with your car's weight on it and you go to a higher rate, it's not going to compress 1" anymore.

You pretty much need to know your corner weights to know exactly how much it will change.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonsense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it depends on the weight of the car and what you consider "significant". But yes, springs that are the same free length, but different rates will sit at a different height. The rate of a spring indicates the amount of weight it takes to compress the spring 1", so a 500lb spring will compress 1" when you put 500lbs on it. 2" when you put 1000 lbs on it, etc. So if you're running a spring that will compress 1" with your car's weight on it and you go to a higher rate, it's not going to compress 1" anymore.

You pretty much need to know your corner weights to know exactly how much it will change. </TD></TR></TABLE>
excellent, thnx!

any idea how the different spring rates as I've described can affect the height on a CRX? (2nd gen)

 

well, i was trying to say the question is moot (pointless) because you wouldnt be able to USE different spring rate type of springs without the coilover sleeve/collar which adjusts height.

but yes, having a different spring rate will adjust your static ride hieght ALL things equal, because its carrying the same amount of weight, at a different spring rate (weight/inch).