Originally posted by txhatch
Those spring rates are setup for the jdm style of suspension. The japanese tend to like large spring rates in the front and lower in the back. It is also very popular to use large rear bars in the rear which would help the low spring rate.
This also helps in the weight load transfer while braking at high speeds on road courses since tegs/civs are front heavy.
We, the US, tend to like stiffer rear rates because it promotes oversteer which would counteract understeer. This is very useful for low speed corners such as those found on auto x courses.
Yep... found that out when I was talking to the people at Tein... They're helpful, but I don't think any of their coilover solutions are what I'm looking for...
The Tein SS system is nice, but the springs are a little lower than what I would want, and the Tein FLEX rates of 9F/4R are the opposite of what I want... I'd really like a 10f/7r (I wouldn't mind a 9/7 either, but I dunno what that would do to my cornering, as like no coilover manufacturer offers that as a standard configuration...), which is found on the JIC FLTA2s, but the shocks on the Zeal setups look absolutely top notch (Even though the springs are a less than ideal 10f/6r)
I think, though, I'd be better off if I explored the possibility of ITR LCAs...