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What spring rates are you guys running for "slammed" cars?

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Default What spring rates are you guys running for "slammed" cars?

Just seeing what everyone else is running that is "slammed" for daily driving. I know people are going to hate but it's fine, just try to stay out of the thread.

Going to leave it as an open poll, and please post in the thread also if you vote! Thanks.


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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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^^^ thats what I'm running!
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JJ-Built &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^^^ thats what I'm running!</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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it feels great.. been running it for more than a year now.. its stiff.. it does its job on the streets and while i'm auto-xing
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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i have 475f/400r gc rates and people tell me its guna suck daily driving with those rates.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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Default Re: What spring rates are you guys running for "slammed" cars? (Battle23)

Not really "slammed" but tucking tires. Running GC/Koni 425f/400r coming from OTS rates. It's a little rough, but taking turns feels great to me. I kind of want to step down to something a little softer, but don't want to bottom out.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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Anyone else? seems 400r might be a little too much for me.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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12k/8k PIC Select P3's
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Battle23 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have 475f/400r gc rates and people tell me its guna suck daily driving with those rates. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haven't those rates come in in 3 or 4 threads recently?

I daily drive 400/400 rates, and its not an issue at all. However, that isn't nearly stiff enough of a rate in the front to ride "slammed". Using GC upper mounts and their supplied bumpstops, and lowered to flushed tires, had my GSR sitting on the bumpstops in the front at ride height. Not the best thing for ride quality, and certainly not enough available suspension travel to avoid bottoming the shocks out from time to time. Raised back up to 6" from the front side jack points (aprox. 2 finger gap), and it rides very nicely with those rates.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunerN00b &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Haven't those rates come in in 3 or 4 threads recently?

I daily drive 400/400 rates, and its not an issue at all. However, that isn't nearly stiff enough of a rate in the front to ride "slammed". Using GC upper mounts and their supplied bumpstops, and lowered to flushed tires, had my GSR sitting on the bumpstops in the front at ride height. Not the best thing for ride quality, and certainly not enough available suspension travel to avoid bottoming the shocks out from time to time. Raised back up to 6" from the front side jack points (aprox. 2 finger gap), and it rides very nicely with those rates.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeha sorry. it's that a few of my friends are using Tein Flex and its so smooth and he's all the way down on them and doesnt rub or anything. I'm really not going to be tracking the car much at all, besides going in a straight line.

I was told going softer in the rear will help the ride quality, as in not as bumpy.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Default Re: What spring rates are you guys running for "slammed" cars? (Battle23)

90 Crx si - 12k front , 14k rear PIC selects (summer car)

90 civic si - Ground control/Koni w xtended hats - 550 f + 650 r.
(winter car)
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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what is PIC?
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by og_hatch_90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what is PIC?</TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.picperformance.com

my car is at the bottom of that page.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:49 AM
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lol it *used* to be midpage but we had to archive a bunch of stuff, the homepage was taking too long to load.

We are PIC, I can answer questions if you have any, although slamming cars isn't one of the selling points of our products..
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