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Coilover spring rate

#1 Post by RCJ » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:12 pm

What is a good starting rate for a Mako R/S car.Around 850lbs on each front tire. How much travel should the front shocks have?
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#2 Post by aitch o » Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:26 am

my cutlass is about that weight.
i use 3" of travel measured at the fender and the 450# coil over springs. screwed them in about 1/2 way up the shock to get the ride height i wanted. seems to transfer ok.
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#3 Post by John_Heard » Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:29 am

450? Wow.. I don't think mine are anywhere near that stiff. Must be to support all the weight of that big blower? I think mine are 225's or something like that, have to look again.
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#4 Post by aitch o » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:00 am

john, are you saying that your big inch cast iron block has less nose weight than mine?
i would say your 50% of 3450 is much more than my 52% of 3300.
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#5 Post by John_Heard » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:22 am

You're 1716 on the front? That's pretty close to mine. The springs on mine must be compressed a lot more than yours I'd guess.
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#6 Post by 79 Camaro » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:08 am

Couple of light weights!!
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#7 Post by Mike Peters » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:45 pm

Beyond wrote:You're 1716 on the front? That's pretty close to mine. The springs on mine must be compressed a lot more than yours I'd guess.
DING! DING! We have a winner!!!
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#8 Post by David Lemmond » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:29 pm

John are the Strange shocks I sold you on the front? If so they are 425lb springs.

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#9 Post by John_Heard » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:14 pm

David Lemmond wrote:John are the Strange shocks I sold you on the front? If so they are 425lb springs.

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You're right, I went out in the garage and looked tonight, they are marked 425. I think I have CRS syndome...
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#10 Post by Mike Peters » Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:30 am

[quote="Mike Peters
DING! DING! We have a winner!!![/quote]

I retract this declaration of a winner due to misrepresentation of information. :? :oops:

:idea: CRS - maybe we could get a Telethon to find a cure but, probably couldn't remember what the phone # was :?: :?: :?:
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#11 Post by David Lemmond » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:25 pm

DING! DING! We have a winner!!!

I retract this declaration of a winner due to misrepresentation of information.

CRS - maybe we could get a Telethon to find a cure but, probably couldn't remember what the phone # was

LOL, Now what was we talking about?
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