[Shotimes] Spring Rates

Mon, 8 Dec 2003 09:03:09 -0500

Well, if you're going to start playing around with factory springs,
I'd be careful.  When I rebuilt my front suspension this past summer,
I swapped in some stiffer factory springs that I picked up.  I think
they are a TRS code.  I figured that the ride height would stay the
same, but the spring would be a little stiffer.  They were pretty
much free, so what the heck.  Boy was I wrong!  The ride height
increased by about 2".

It turns out these springs came from an ATX, which is heavier than
an MTX.  I hate it.  But I still don't think all of the extra height
is from the springs.  I believe some of it is from the new strut
mounts too.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do.  Eibach springs
would help, but wouldn't work very well on stock (Sachs) struts.
I may swap my old '95 springs back in next summer.

Anyways, the point of all this is just to warn you that you may
not end up with what you want, unless you do some research.

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 12/05/2003 06:51:52 PM:

> Thanks Everybody for straighten this out for me. 
> Thanks!! 
> 
> Anyone tried to mix and match their spring rating and
> hieght to get what they want?  Any Danger in that?
> 
> I want to find the best match, prefferrably highest
> rating & loweest hieght.. 
> 
> Next on another car, I want to have the same setup,
> except for the rears to be slightly higher, ie.
> slightest slant. 
> 
> Right now my 95'MTX slooks like it's slanted backwards
> with the rears too low.  And they're pretty new OEM
> springs...     Strange.. 
> 
> Any Sugestions and opinions?  Thanks a lot! :)
> 
> -john
> 
> -John
> --- Johnsho92 <john_sho92@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This is an OLD MAIL that I have retrieved, but I
> > would
> > if someone has the GIFs that were once posted on the
> > site listed below?   The Links no longer work. 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > 
> > -John.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Alan Fanning <Awfanning@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > Hi Leigh. 
> > > 
> > > Here's a post from my archives. Unfortunately the
> > > links don't seem to work,
> > > but the info is out there somewhere.  Anybody?
> > > 
> > >     Alan
> > > 
> > > --------------------
> > > Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:00:17 -0400
> > > From: "Jeff Costantino" <jeff@hookt-up.com>
> > > Subject: Front and rear spring code tables
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Ok, here are the three links to everything
> > relating
> > > to ride height and
> > > spring rate. I saw that part of the information
> > was
> > > already posted, but this
> > > is that info plus the front rate table and ride
> > > height.
> > > http://www.hookt-up.com/images/42154031.gif Fender
> > > opening to wheel center
> > > http://www.hookt-up.com/images/42154032.gif Rear
> > > spring chart
> > > http://www.hookt-up.com/images/42154033.gif Front
> > > spring chart
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know exactally what the rates mean?
> > I'm
> > > sure something like
> > > "788/330-564" means it's progressive rate, but I'm
> > > not sure what measurement
> > > is used to compare different spring sets.
> > > 
> > > Jeff - 95
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