Suspension?

Christian Beaudry christian.beaudry@TetraTec.qc.ca
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:30:39 -0500


From: Lee Koloszyc
"I think GC has a set of coilovers now for the B15, they would be
your best choice.  You want somewhere near 350-400 front 250-300 rear to
stay near stock rates"
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Lee, please do not give people pad advice :)

Seriously, stock rates on teh Sepc V are :
Front: 325lbs
Rear: 375lbs

According to almost every aftermarket spring, and stock ones too
its best for the B15 to have a higher rate in the rear than the front.
And according to Kojima, the B15 requires a higher rate in the rate for
better
rotation.

I beleive teh Spec V to be slightly underdampened, (that is an opinion)
so going with a slightly lower spring rate will improve handling IMO.
The progress and Intrax Springs have the best options right now for the spec
v.

BTW, I just got info from Eibach on the new Springs they are designing for
the Spec V.
Which will be available in 2 months. (I called them this morning.)

Spec V springs
#6362.140

Pro kit
Progressive
Front: 148.5 - 178.4 lbs
Rear: 138.1 - 302.7 lbs

Its definatly an improvement on the other B15 Pro kits.

Chris