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Old 06-03-2014, 06:59 AM   #18
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I understand where you're coming from...I've got that thread stickied at the top but I really think you should drive the car with good coilovers with even rates. There's more to it than the motion ratio or we'd have some really really stiff rear rates to get the "ideal" natural frequencies people really like to quote.
I trusted them with their square rates on the FD, and lo and behold I find myself wanting stiffer front springs. I would definitely get Ohlins for an FR-S/BRZ, but I'd also definitely go with 7 or 8kg/mm in back with to go with 6 up front.

It's not like this is a high-horsepower or downforce car, I know it *can* work to have square springs, but ~300 lb/in front wheel rate with ~190 lb/in rear isn't where I would start on such a basic, lowish power/weight 54/46 rwd car.
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