Could be a dumb question, but here goes. So the R I'm looking at purchasing has Tein Type RA coilovers. Obviously, Tein no longer manufactures these, and doesn't have info on them on their website. The only place I've found a chart with spring rates is I think jdmcarboy.com or something like that. From what I've read, the rates are 783ish front/570ish rear. My friend was under the impression that they were more like 900ish front/1000ish rear. Anyone out there know exactly what the rates are for these? My searches have brought me countless WTB/FS threads, but none that listed spring rates. Just curious, as I'd like to know what the car has, would make tuning it easier.

Edit: I've found a few more websites that listed spring rates, and I'm leaning more towards the 783(14k)/590(10k) being correct, as thats what I keep seeing. I guess its possible this car has custom rates, as Tein offers springs in different rates, but I think its unlikely the previous owners of the car would have put custom rates on it, as its never seen track time.


Modified by eluam at 2:08 AM 10/19/2008

 

Mine came off the shelf with 14k/10k.

 

mine are 12k in the front and 10k in the rear

 

u can rebuild them for different spring rate
the off the shelf tein RA could handle +/- 2kg/mm (12~16kg/mm F, 8~12kg/mm R)

 

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Edit: I've found a few more websites that listed spring rates, and I'm leaning more towards the 783(14k)/590(10k) being correct, as thats what I keep seeing. I guess its possible this car has custom rates, as Tein offers springs in different rates, but I think its unlikely the previous owners of the car would have put custom rates on it, as its never seen track time.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The rear is actually 559lbs.