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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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Hello, just bought a set of buddy club rsd for my 99 civic, does anyone know the spring length and diameter off hand? I want to order swift springs for it and I'll measure them but figured if I could find someone who knew the specs, I could order sooner. Thank you !
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 04:47 PM
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I don't know the specs, but may ask you why you want Swift springs?
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 04:57 PM
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I'm upping my rates to 14kgfront and 10kg rear, and I've had great results in the past with swift.
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 04:58 PM
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Same experience mate. That's way I asked. I had modus coilovers, and went from 12kg to 16kg swift. That was a huge difference. Loved the Swift springs!
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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Yea it's a track only car so you can never go half *** on the suspension!!! I loved swifts on my previous set up and will never go back! Hopefully someone knows the length I think it's 7 inches front and back but can't confirm. I want this babies!
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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My car (2000 Civic hatch) came with BuddlyClub RSD's with 12K front and 8K rear rates, and I just took a look, and the springs are 8" long front and rear, and no helper springs are used. They are still assembled, but I did a quick measurement, and it looks like the spring ID is 2.5".

Note - when I wanted to up the spring rates especially in the rear, I was told that the shocks weren't really setup for much higher spring rates, but it sounds like you're just upping the rates a little front and rear from 12K/8K to 14K/10K. - Jim
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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Yea I know the rules on the dampers. You could get away with 12 maybe since it'll never see anything but flat pavement but 14 and 10 shouldn't be an issue from what my past experiences have been. Thank you very much for the info!
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