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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 09:33 AM
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first off i have the coilover front set for my 98 prelude..
there i s number on the side 0700.2.50.010

i called skunk 2 and the tech guy siad that the spring were rated 55lb/kg..

i asked him usually i here terms like 350lb/in..
he was like no we rate ours this way..

does anybody know how to convert to lb/in..

i did a search and someone said that the .010 are equalivent to 500lb/in...
OUCH if this is true it is giong to but a painful ride even w/ the tokico blues..

any HELP on this matter??
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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Default Re: skunk 2 spring rate formula>> (graphic)

you read the .010 as 10,000kg/m which is 559 lbs/inch

skunk2 seems to use overly high spring rates. especially with civics and integras, which apparently now is the SAME they give for the prelude. shows how little thought they put into designing their kits....
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