Spring rates question...??

[hanshua]

9909.1

Are the springs the same for the front and rear on a 95 atx?
I was gonna do my rear springs last summer, but I ran into problems. I decided to let performance plus do just the rear suspension for me cause I though the fronts were fine... turns out one of my front springs is messed up, so I gotta replace it... (well... them cause ya gotta do em both)

Anyway, my point to this story is can I use rear springs in the front? (they are new, not the old ones fromt he rear)

The rear end feels 100% better now, and looks alot better too....

 

[ThrillSHO]

As I recall the stock spring rates are around:
220lb/in Front
150lb/in Rear

They are not the same shape so I'm not sure if you could swap them. The fronts are short with larger overall spring diam. The rears are taller with a smaller spring diam.

Even if you could force them onto the strut somehow, the spring rate would be too soft .... unless you move the engine and tranny to the back. wink

 

[Tooles]

Here's what I found on spring rates (from the different tags found on the springs):

Front/Load/Rate
SAF 1103 200
CRT 830 155
KMO 1004 200
SCH 946 155
JIT 954 200 (early sho's?)
GSR 854 200
HEC 904 200
NUZ 1054 200
SAF 1103 200

Rear/Load/Rate
ZED 452 100
DUN 420 125
EMT 455 130
FLA 490 130
GOV 526 130
KOB 561 130
LAT 596 130

 

[twr]

Well - that explains why the back of my car is dragging on the ground I knew I had to have SLO springs back there - sure enough they are the ZED. Do you happen to know what rate the TRS are??
Thanks,
Terry

<small>[ April 23, 2002, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: twrsho ]</small>

 

[jcostantino]

http://www.hookt-up.com/car.html

(The pictures are big for spring rates)

Jeff

 

[twr]

Thanks - Not only did I get the SLO sway bars but I got the SLO springs too. That also explains the nose dive under heavy braking.
Terry

<small>[ April 24, 2002, 01:21 PM: Message edited by: twrsho ]</small>

 

[jcostantino]

TWR... you have a 94 or 95 ATX, right? They were putting damn near anything on those as they went out.. I have the same SLO junk on my 95 atx..

Jeff

 

[twr]

95'MTX - Who would want to drive an ATX anyway Just kidding.
I should have my intrax springs Friday!!
Terry

<small>[ April 24, 2002, 02:52 PM: Message edited by: twrsho ]</small>