http://www.passwordjdm.com/product.asp?numRecordPosition=1&P_ID=800&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=277
is this kit too stiff for everyday driving and what is the comfort with these on a daily driver?
anyone??? :hmm: is a spring rate of 18k in the rear too much for a daily driver
Haha are you kidding me? 18 kg/mm is 1008 lbs/in. Stock spring rates are in the 100s. “Stiff” aftermarket coilovers are around 500 lbs/in. There’s no way in hell I would drive on the street with a rear rate of 18k.
Why do they say 18k if they mean 18kg/mm? Stupid manufacturers…
how about these ( the sport ones) are they stiff but with good ride quality according to spring rates
http://www.passwordjdm.com/product.asp?numRecordPosition=13&P_ID=567&strPageHistory=&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=277
? :bump:
I rode in a car with 16K front and 16K rear. IMo it wasn’t that bad at all. I liked it. the only time it was harsh was when you go over big bumps. other then that it is more then bareble. Depends how much you can handle really…
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Ride quality is very subjective, and not dependant only on spring rates. My ride on my Tein SS coilovers changes a lot with where I have the damping level set. The Omnis are not damping adjustable, so you get whatever they thought was good.
I have skunk2 coils right now. 10k in the front 8k in the rear. I wouldn’t want any stiffer. Even if it was properly dampened rates like 16k are just plain uncomfortable. Riding in it once or twice is one thing, going on a 5+ hour drive over not-so-great highways is another.
Not to mention you would have to make sure the rest of your suspension was set up for this kind of rate. You have to have a very high front spring rate and maybe even a bigger front sway bar to compensate. The car would also likely be ungodly twitchy especially in the rain. I bet the ass would swing around as soon as you let off the gas.