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Old 09-14-2011, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bryce View Post
You have it backwards.

The spring rate is fixed and the weight of the car is fixed.

Since F=kX x is always the same.

F is the weight
k is the spring rate
x is the compressed spring length at that weight.

The only way to lower your car is to get a shorter spring, a softer spring rate or lowering your nut that holds the bottom of the spring.

Good luck.
Thanks for this info. Do you know if QA-1 makes a shorter spring than the spring the GM coilover conversion comes with? I'm guessing they do...
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