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Originally Posted by kenchan
here's a diagram for those not sure wat wheel rate is vs spring rate.
wheel rate is taken at the tires where as spring rate is measurement
taken at the spring to measure the amount of force needed to
compress the spring/suspension.
depending on the structure of the suspension, different spring rate
are needed to achieve the ideal dump force.
on the EnduraTech system the springs are pretty ideal for how the
kit works with consideration to the Fit and the fixed rate dampers it
comes with. i would definitely not go less on the front or higher on
the rear with this kit. |
does the enduratech suspension change the mounting points? if not, we can say that the motion ratio is the same.
even if we have no roll bar or really underdampened valving, i really doubt that the stiffer spring rate up front will produce even OEM type front-to-rear balance in terms of wheel rate. it should be worse. i will say that the stiffer springs overall should make the car feel more responsive, but basically, this setup should ultimately understeer even more than the OEM suspension (assuming no changes in alignment or ride height).