stock suspension

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Rank, Mar 31, 2007.

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    Rank Guest

    does anybody know what would be the stock spring rate on a 2002 civic sedan
    lx? Is 150/150 pretty close? All I'm getting of google is that such and
    such aftermarket spring would be stiffer than....bla bla bla..... but I just
    can't find the actual specs. Honda doesn't seem to know or give out that
    info as well. Wierd.
    thanks for your help
    Frank
     
    Rank, Mar 31, 2007
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    jim beam Guest

    why? honda don't sell different ratings. the main difference with
    aftermarket comes from ride height more than rating.
     
    jim beam, Mar 31, 2007
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    Rank Guest

    I want to know the stock spring rate so I can buy aftermarket springs that
    would match what the stock specs are.
     
    Rank, Apr 1, 2007
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    jim beam Guest

    so why not buy stock springs??? do you want to lower the car?
     
    jim beam, Apr 1, 2007
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    Chris Dugan Guest

    Why? If you do that you get the car handling and sitting exactly the same
    way it does as stock but with the potential problem of the springs not
    lasting as well as the OEM ones.

    If you are trying to save money buy buying pattern springs then why bother
    to save so little? It could be that the reason you haven't found any specs
    are that the spring manufacturers have decided the market is too small to
    bother with (for the return on investment) and so stick with lower ride
    height/stiffer springs instead as that's what most people expect from
    aftermarket springs.

    With suspension unless you are modifying it in a specific way replace with
    OEM parts every time and always do both sides of the car simultaneously e.g.
    if you have a broken spring then change both sides on that axle, same with
    dampers or struts.

    Chris
     
    Chris Dugan, Apr 1, 2007
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