[Shotimes] Spring Rates

[Johnsho92]

Hi James,

Well, you see here, I trie the Eibachs, 4 sets by now
on 3 different SHOs.  in this household between my and
my brother, we own 6 SHOs at one time, and now only 4
of them runs..  I have plenty of experience with them,
just not enough. :)

As for  the eibachs, I hate the Pogo feel, plus they
seem to destroy Struts very quickly, Konis (4 sets,
and Tokicos(5 sets).   I'm hating Eibachs now!   But
I've bought two sets of OEM spings from joshua for my
92' without knowing the difference in Code, ratings
and hieght, so I installed them and loved them...   so
did my brother, I don't need the harsh ride.  Eibachs
don't even give a harsh ride, just an annoying Bouncey
ride, but at first they were great!  Great for only 6
- 8 weeks.  On every Set.  When i install I use new
Struts and new springs..     finnaly I got too cheap
to use new Struts, and went to OEM springs and still
using OLD struts..  Loved them, the combo was great..

Now, Getting wiser(So I think, not really wiser. ;) ) 
I'm trying to get the 200 lb/in rating but trying to
figure out the right hieght..  I'm assuming lower the
better the look..   Bottoming out hasn't been much of
an issue so I don't think I'll worry about that just
yet...

as for the rear?  It's too Low, with the fronts so
high..  It's OEM and what was listed on the door, but
I don't like it so non-linear look with the front much
hiegher...

As for your SS-Linears, When i thought of those, they
had already discontinued them.. :(    But I still want
something linear, i think ThATS THE KEY, LINEAR!  So
the other brand that's out there is Intrax, and I
heard it's stiff then Eibach but also progressive..  
Would the Intraxx be a back choice if I'm falling to
beleive Linear is the Key??  

Thanks for your Help James...   I'd love to have yout
SS-Linear and give it a try, but were they
troublesome?  Like breaking or snapping?  a batch of
SS-linear had that issue, so they discontinued them,
is that true?

Thanks!!


-John
--- "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net> wrote:
> > I want to find the best match, prefferrably
> highest
> > rating & loweest hieght..
> 
> You and Mike D. can fight over my ultra-firm,
> ultra-low SHO Shop linears
> when I finally take those out.
> 
> 
> > Next on another car, I want to have the same
> setup,
> > except for the rears to be slightly higher, ie.
> > slightest slant.
> 
> A set of Eibach springs will do that for you (and so
> do my SS linears).
> 
> 
> > Right now my 95'MTX slooks like it's slanted
> backwards
> > with the rears too low.  And they're pretty new
> OEM
> > springs...     Strange..
> 
> No, that's not strange, it's normal for all SHOs. 
> Welcome to the club.
> 
> 
> Jim Ryan - Wayne, NJ
> 91 Plus - all white/mocha
> FPS 96 brakes, Carbotech pads, 55mm MAF w/ K&N, SHO
> Shop horn, SHO Shop
> Y-pipe and cat-back w/ Edelbrock mufflers, KONIs
> with SHO Shop linear
> springs, f&r strut tower braces, HiRevs Jr clutch
> and lightweight flywheel,
> underdrive pulleys, torque limiters, reinforced
> engine mounts, 225/55
> Bridgestone Potenza RE730 tires, and police grille.
> 


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