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Old Jan 3, 2005
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KW Coilovers

Getting ready to buy some KW coilovers. Anyone have any experience with these?
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Just ordered them...variant 2s (variant 3s not available at this time). Takes two weeks to get them from Germany. Can't wait! Gonna tear up the track!
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I am quite happy with mine. They ride VERY hard, but the handling is unreal. I haven't had a chance to go to the track with them properly setup and good tires. I can't wait until spring (snow here, riding on winter tires now) when I get new tires.
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Ride very hard? From what I have been told, the KWs are much better than TEINs for both street (in terms of ride quality) and track (in terms of actual performance).
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Ride very hard? From what I have been told, the KWs are much better than TEINs for both street (in terms of ride quality) and track (in terms of actual performance).
You should have looked at the spring rates maybe. KW is more stiff, thus "harder" riding than Tein.
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For us suspension tuning dummies

is there a spring rate chart or can someone tell me:

whats the average spring rate for stock suspension?

what is a good street performance spring rate?

What spring rates should be considered track?
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Originally Posted by PunkingCivic
For us suspension tuning dummies

is there a spring rate chart or can someone tell me:

whats the average spring rate for stock suspension?

what is a good street performance spring rate?

What spring rates should be considered track?
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/fa...aq_susp_faq_q2

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Rep points please.
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Originally Posted by dezod
wow all that reading and still didn't answer my question. I see spring rates but what is the stock spring rates, what is a good street rate and a good track rate in you opionion.

Man there is so much crap in all those suspension links, no wonder people ask for a quick answer.

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YOur going at it the wrong way... by trying to brake it down in to "Street spring rates" and "race spring rates" when there really isnt any... simply becuase what spring rate you should be running, in a purely handling sence, are determined by how rough the surfaces you drive on are. Simply Put, the rougher the surfaces the softer the spring required. Both for street and Race.

Stock Rates woudl be in the Low to Sub 200 LB/in Probably front and rear for the non Si civics. The RSX suposidly has 207 LB/IN Front and Progressive rate rears (326-415 LB/in)
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YOur going at it the wrong way... by trying to brake it down in to "Street spring rates" and "race spring rates" when there really isnt any... simply becuase what spring rate you should be running, in a purely handling sence, are determined by how rough the surfaces you drive on are. Simply Put, the rougher the surfaces the softer the spring required. Both for street and Race.

Stock Rates woudl be in the Low to Sub 200 LB/in Probably front and rear for the non Si civics. The RSX suposidly has 207 LB/IN Front and Progressive rate rears (326-415 LB/in)

That will work! Thanks!
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do you know the spring rates for the B+Gs

thanks
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b&g=4/5
tein ss=6/8
tein basic=6/8
tein flex 8/10
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^^ thats in KG/cm rather then LB/IN....

LB/in can be found here
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/fa...aq_susp_faq_q1
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isnt mine Kg/mm rather than cm*

LB/in is more precise but i can never remember what 1kg/mm equates to in lb/in
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thanks to boilermaker....

1 lb/in=.017854 kg/mm

so 450 = 8k, 506 = 9k, etc....
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