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Originally Posted by Tor
So the objective may not be to make a selection in spring rates that equals in same motion-compensated-rates front and rear. The goal for my part is to make the car handle as neutral as possible, within the limits of the parameters I can affect with my choice of suspension (coil overs / anti sway bars). From the the availability of kits out there and what experiences people report, it seems that as you increase the rates, the motion uncorrected rates should be about the same, preferably with a slight rear bias.
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Gosh, so much I want to say but fear I may be out of my depth until I prove my theories which won't be for a few more months. Until then, start reading up on effective wheel rates, the stiffness of the suspension as a whole from tire contact patch to the chassis, it can be characterized and is usually expressed as a natural frequency of the system with cars in the 1.2Hz-1.8Hz range being suitable for street use and then climbing up to 2.0+Hz which usually reserved for competition vehicles. There's also theories there about appropriate spring selection from setting up F1 cars to Cadillacs.
