I have a set of gcs that I am putting on the part number on the spring is 180.44.64 are those front or back?

thanks
Matt

 

u sure its not stiffer in the front??????

as thats where the weight is???

448 lbs per in FRONT
224 lbs per in REAR for tein coilovers.

 

the first three on the other set are 100? are you sure those are the front?

later
Matt

 

what happens if I accidently put the front in the rear and the rear in the front? Ride horrible?
thanks
Later
Matt

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">learn how to read the coilovers.
http://www.norcalcrx.org/tyson/coilover.html#05
they can go either way. GC would prefer the stiffer ones up front, but basically given only the two choices, put the stiffer ones in the front for a better ride, rear for performance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

good stuff


Modified by escocrx at 10:17 PM 10/6/2003


Modified by escocrx at 10:17 PM 10/6/2003

 

well my friends just finished and when I looked they 100 is in the front and 180 in the rear. I could almost swear that when I called GC that is the way they said do it. If they are wrong I will change them out tommorrow or Monday


thanks
Matt

 

how does it ride?

 

not sure on gc's but almost every other coilover/spring ive seen, the physically smaller springs go up front and the larger ones in the rear

 

It rides very smooth I was actually suprised. I lowered it to low so I am going to raise it back up a little in the morning. Thanks for all the help guys.
Oh this is my user name the other is my friends sorry for the confusion
Later
Matt

 

learn how to read the coilovers.
http://www.norcalcrx.org/tyson/coilover.html#05
they can go either way. GC would prefer the stiffer ones up front, but basically given only the two choices, put the stiffer ones in the front for a better ride, rear for performance.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by escocrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
jus think about it.
the higher the spring rate the quicker the shock reacts to conditions.
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Spring rates do only one thing: they tell you how far the spring will compress under a given load. They have nothing to do with "reaction time" (whatever that is) and the shock/damper is a different piece altogether. A 500 lb/in spring will compress 1" under a 500 lb load. Higher rates compress less under the same load, and lower rates compress more under the same load. Dampers control the inherent oscillation of the spring. Being bouncy and being bumpy are two different things. A bouncy car is under poor control by the dampers. A bumpy car is just stiffly sprung.

Anyway, check out Tyson's link to do the spring conversion to lbs. if that helps you. Otherwise, I think you'll find a more comfortable ride on the street with the stiffer springs up front. Try it both ways and see what you like best...that's the best advice. You can't do it wrong.

 

I put the higher spring on teh back and the car rides very good and handles incredible. THanks for all the help

later
Matt