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Help with ground control coilover spring rates.....

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Old May 12, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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Ok guys... eg hatch... k20 motor...tokico illuminas

Want a happy medium between drag and road race...

The car is not a daily driver, but will be drived on the street to the track, and the sunday drives for the sake of driving my car...

I need some recomended springs rates. I called ground controll and they recomended 350 fronts and 380 rears....... and im wondering if this sounds a bit soft to you guys.....

Anyone out there with a really good idea of what kind of sprig rate i should be looking into??? Are the ground control guys right, or are they being conservative??? And no, i dont mind taking a bit of punishment on the street as long as it doesnt rip my chasis apart....

So, what do you guys think????
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Old May 12, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92hatchattack &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I called ground controll and they recomended 350 fronts and 380 rears....... </TD></TR></TABLE>

id go with 350f/380r then. thats pretty stiff.

i would not go more than 450 in the rear.

do not compare actual racing spring rates that you may hear like 400/600 or 450/900. ground controls normal 350/280 spring rates are darn stiff as it is. them suggesting raising the rear springs over 30% is a lot.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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as a referance, i have the skunk2 lowering springs (not coilovers) on the car now...

Does anyone know the spring rate of these, so i can kinda compare..?????
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Old May 12, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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anyone else with some input???
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Old May 12, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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I agree with Tyson. If your still not sure, just call GC directly & tell them exactly what you told us. They will assemble a kit to fit your needs. They really know these cars well...
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