RSR or Tanabe springs?
04-09-06, 08:52 PM
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I was definitely going to get the camber adjuster to compensate for the camber change. Because as of right now, I can fit the width of a little more than 4 fingers between the tire and the body on both the front and back. I juyst wanted to know if the Tanabe's are a little soft, or the RSR Race are too stiff or bouncy. It's really hard to make this decision, and I would hate to get one set and wished that I got the other.
04-09-06, 10:35 PM
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This is sooo frustrating. One minute people tell me the RSR Race springs are awesome, then the next moment they're "too stiff" the next moment, someone tells me that the RSR Down's feel a little soft and also have a higher spring rate than the Tanabe's, then someone tells me the Tanabe's are great. Ugh, decisions, decisions............
04-13-06, 02:27 AM
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I guess I'll be buying the Tanabe's then, unless someone can convince me to buy the RSR's instead with the blues. Sorry for the long thread, but I figured that itr would help anyone else out who is having the same problem with making a decision.
04-15-06, 12:50 AM
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This is what I've been wondering:
The FC stock spring rate I believe is 95/90 or close to that. But the FD's stock spring rate is 280/200. The difference in weight between the FC and FD is roughly 200 lbs. or so, but the difference in spring rates is rather large. So why is it that most aftermarket springs for the FC never come close to the FD's stock spring rates, except for the RSR Race springs? My friend has a 93 FD and complains about the rear end squatting too much under acceleration, but his stock rear spring rate is 200. The Tanabe GF 210's for the FC have a rear spring rate of 140, and the RSR Race are 200 or so. I guess what I'm trying to get at is why is it that just about all aftermarket springs for the FC don't seem to even come close to the FD's stock rates when there's only somewhat of a difference in weight between the 2? I guess this is my main concern about getting the Tanabe's, because the spring rate is much lower than the FD's, but the RSR Race are only somewhat stronger. Does anybody understand what I'm getting at? Is there something that I'm missing here?? I've ridden in an FD several times and the ride never seemed to bother me with those spring rates. Can someone help clarify this for me??
The FC stock spring rate I believe is 95/90 or close to that. But the FD's stock spring rate is 280/200. The difference in weight between the FC and FD is roughly 200 lbs. or so, but the difference in spring rates is rather large. So why is it that most aftermarket springs for the FC never come close to the FD's stock spring rates, except for the RSR Race springs? My friend has a 93 FD and complains about the rear end squatting too much under acceleration, but his stock rear spring rate is 200. The Tanabe GF 210's for the FC have a rear spring rate of 140, and the RSR Race are 200 or so. I guess what I'm trying to get at is why is it that just about all aftermarket springs for the FC don't seem to even come close to the FD's stock rates when there's only somewhat of a difference in weight between the 2? I guess this is my main concern about getting the Tanabe's, because the spring rate is much lower than the FD's, but the RSR Race are only somewhat stronger. Does anybody understand what I'm getting at? Is there something that I'm missing here?? I've ridden in an FD several times and the ride never seemed to bother me with those spring rates. Can someone help clarify this for me??
04-15-06, 12:47 PM
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You absolutely CANNOT compare the FC and FD suspenions. They are a totally different design with different motion ratios (spring movement divided by wheel movement). The FD has a lower motion ratio than the FC, that is to say that a given spring will feel much stiffer on an FC than it will feel on an FD. I don't know the numbers or anything, but even if I did any comparisons would be largely uslelss due to the radically different design of the suspension.
04-27-06, 04:05 AM
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get them here got them in 5 days performancecenter.com 187 shipped. Its been raining we will have a break here for a few days, I will post some pics of my car with the Tanabe/kyb agx's setup. Looks and ride very nicely.
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