07-10-2015, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wparsons
Spring rates are spring rates, no voodoo involved. The K stands for kg/mm, meaning it takes 3.8kg or 6.1kg to compress the springs 1mm. Lbs/in is the same, just different units.
The V3's are also coming with softer springs now, IIRC it's more like 280F and 340R, which would be 5kg/mm and 6kg/mm. Either way, yes the V3's are significantly stiffer than sportlines.
Damper quality plays a HUGE part in how a car rides, with really high quality dampers you can run much higher spring rates and still ride decently well on the street.
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Are dampening rates (for lack of a better term) ever listed?
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