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andrewlcraft
08-17-2004, 11:53 PM
Just got these on tonight & went for a short drive. The springs are ipd's, rated at 520 lbs for the front, & I had on KYB's before this. These are a heck of a lot better! The KYB's couldn't control the springs, both handling and ride are much improved! Now I just sit a little too high in front, & I need to stiffen up the rear a bit. I'm figuring a set of Bilstein's to go w/ the ipd springs back there, as the R-Sports are no longer available. The rear's are rated at 125 lbs, any other suggestions for shocks?
http://www.super-crush.com/gallery/albums/Andrew/P8170209.sized.jpg
http://www.super-crush.com/gallery/albums/Andrew/P8170207.sized.jpg
http://www.super-crush.com/gallery/albums/Andrew/P8170213.sized.jpg
MikeHardy
08-18-2004, 04:03 AM
thats cool
i've got R-sports all-round with cut springs, my front is bonkers hard.
1stRaven
08-18-2004, 04:31 AM
thats cool
i've got R-sports all-round with cut springs, my front is bonkers hard.

lol, we could only get it to move an inch or two by sitting on the front quarters!
grizlyadams
08-18-2004, 04:39 AM
lol, we could only get it to move an inch or two by sitting on the front quarters!
yea, and you are all built like yanks as well ;-)

Griz
1stRaven
08-18-2004, 07:09 AM
yea, and you are all built like yanks as well ;-)

Griz


don't you mean tanks ?!?
grizlyadams
08-18-2004, 07:22 AM
don't you mean tanks ?!?
i was refuring to the fact that your all fat tossers :-P thanks for making me look slim!

Griz
1stRaven
08-18-2004, 07:32 AM
why do you think i need a volvo estate! lol.
JonnyScorch
08-18-2004, 10:00 AM
Glad you hear you like em.. i can't wait to get my set into the 242!
242GTMD
08-18-2004, 11:13 AM
... The springs are ipd's, rated at 520 lbs for the front.... The rear's are rated at 125 lbs, any other suggestions for shocks?

Wow, 520 lbs on the front? Is that correct or did you mean 250. Just curious. For rears, Bilsteins should work fine, maybe Koni's if you want something stiffer. I don't know specs or part numbers for 122's...

Chris
JE Jr
08-18-2004, 11:36 AM
You know those R-Sports are the ones that are STIFF and made for rallying, dont'ya?

how's the comfort?? :D
Chigga 744SE
08-18-2004, 11:37 AM
I really doubt IPD had springs rated at 520lbs/in, I have 450lbs/in up front and it already stiff like a mother****er.
andrewlcraft
08-18-2004, 02:01 PM
I'll take some pics of the tags that come on the springs for y'all tonight. Each spring was individually tagged & rated. The exact spring rate & load rating was on each tag. Believe me, they feel like 500 lb. springs. I took it for a litte drive last night, & yeah, they are STIFF, BUT they ride better than the KYB's simply because they can handle the spring rate. It's not a car I would want to take a long distance trip in, or my mom around town, but it suites my tastes just fine. :twisted:
When I emailed John Parker (Vintage Performance) about spring rates on his progressive front springs, he thought they were more in line with the race springs that ipd used to offer. I got this set in '99?, '98?. It was the last time they advertised 140 springs for their vintage sale in the spring. So maybe I got a set of race springs? Who knows. I'm happy with 'em & it corners flat as a board now. I also got a 22mm front bar from ipd the last time they offered a front-only bar. The current set uses a 25mm front bar w/ a 19mm rear. Pretty soon I will have nothing but no-longer available parts on my car! At least it will be unique!
JE Jr
08-18-2004, 02:45 PM
Please note that the spring doesn't sit at the end at the lower a-arm as they do on a Mc-pherson strut car, it makes the springrate something else....

Iv'e got R-Sport rally dampers on my 140 too, but the bushings are soo bad so it's still a little bit comfortable :)
MikeHardy
08-18-2004, 04:28 PM
Please note that the spring doesn't sit at the end at the lower a-arm as they do on a Mc-pherson strut car, it makes the springrate something else
i get thta on my RM-7 too, everyone say god why have you got a 700lb/in spring on therem, and i say cause it's a linkage driven shock not a single pivot.

meaning cause the 100 series A arm suspension puts more leaverage on the spring (spring point in the middle) then the Macpherson system (spring point at the very outside) it needs to be harder
andrewlcraft
08-18-2004, 05:08 PM
Exactly guys! :)
242GTMD
08-18-2004, 05:40 PM
Gotcha, I've never looked under a 122....

Learn sumptin new every day!
Chigga 744SE
08-18-2004, 06:15 PM
thats very interesting.
towerymt
08-18-2004, 06:46 PM
I was going to ask what the wheel rate was...anyone know for a 140?

Probably around half that spring rate or less at the wheel.
MikeHardy
08-18-2004, 06:48 PM
I was going to ask what the wheel rate was...anyone know for a 140?

Probably around half that spring rate or less at the wheel.
yeah interesting that the wider wheels you use with less offset the softer the spring rate is gonna be.
andrewlcraft
08-18-2004, 09:48 PM
I was going to ask what the wheel rate was...anyone know for a 140?

Probably around half that spring rate or less at the wheel.

This I honestly don't know. But, here are the pics of the tags that came on the springs.
http://www.super-crush.com/gallery/albums/andrew/P8180221.sized.jpg
http://www.super-crush.com/gallery/albums/andrew/P8180220.sized.jpg