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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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Which spring rate is good? I dont want any understeer or over steer. And I want it kinda stiff bc I will be road racing/ auto crossing. Any suggestions?
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Sorry. Its a 96 two door integra LS.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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A good DC2 combination with Ground Control has always been 400# Front and 500# rear.

The car will point quickly, but it will not point so quickly that you will have a tough time unless you do something positively idiotic. It will also be stiff enough that you'll have fun w/out having to invest in swaybars right away.

I'd suggest Bilstein over Koni, because 500# is kind of pushing it for a standard Koni Yellow. If you have to have adjustability for whatever reason, then I'd suggest KYB over Koni.

Koni are great for some applications, but their reputation comes from the high end units. The regular retail Koni Yellow are kind of maxed out at 500#.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Thanks for the great response. Im planning on getting the asr subframe brace with the 24 mm sway bar too.
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