megans look like a good bet, but wondering if they would be too harsh.
it says Spring rates 18kg/mm front, 14kg/mm rear for the megans at 935 motorsports, and the ebay nex coilovers are
Spring rate : Front 12kg
Spring rate : Rear 8kg
they are both a difference of 4 kg front to rear, is this ideal or should they be relative in percentage to stock?
Tein Type Flex coilovers
* Tein Type Flex coilovers
* Front: 671 lb/in (12kg/mm)
* Rear: 336 lb/in (6kg/mm)
* Height Adjustment range: F:-0.4",-3.7" R:-0.4",-2.7"
* Ride height Drop: F:-1.7" R:-1.5"
these offer as small a drop as .4" front and rear which i would probably want around .5 to 1" so i can clear my driveway as easily as possible.
the spring rate on these has a difference of 6kg/mm front to rear.
when i was looking at buddy club coilevers they were
Spring rates 18kg/mm front, 10kg/mm rear that is a difference of 8kg front to rear. would this mean they are not matched well or are the other makes the ones that arent matched well?
I came across this-
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35398&highlight=spring+rates
and it says stock is
* Stock MKIII
* Front: 461 lb/in (just over 8kg/mm)
* Rear: 215 lb/in (just under 4kg/mm)
* Drop: 0
yet later on in the thread it says 86.5-88 are different than the 89+, so im not sure which one this is or how much different they are. I have an 88 with original tems shocks. 92k on the clock.
I also came across this which might help some with the coversion of different listings
Spring Rate Conversion Table
0 Kg/mm 0 Lb/In
1 Kg/mm 56 Lb/In
2 Kg/mm 111.9 Lb/In
3 Kg/mm 167.9 Lb/In
4 Kg/mm 223.8 Lb/In
5 Kg/mm 279.8 Lb/In
6 Kg/mm 335.7 Lb/In
7 Kg/mm 391.7 Lb/In
8 Kg/mm 447.6 Lb/In
9 Kg/mm 503.6 Lb/In
10 Kg/mm 559.5 Lb/In
11 Kg/mm 615.4 Lb/In
12 Kg/mm 671.4 Lb/In
13 Kg/mm 727.4 Lb/In
14 Kg/mm 783.4 Lb/In
15 Kg/mm 839.2 Lb/In
16 Kg/mm 895.2 Lb/In
17 Kg/mm 951.2 Lb/In
18 Kg/mm 1007.1 Lb/In
19 Kg/mm 1063.2 Lb/In
20 Kg/mm 1119 Lb/In
21 Kg/mm 1175 Lb/In
22 Kg/mm 1230.8 Lb/In
for now im just trying to take in all the options to see whats best. I am looking at getting sway bars for sure, which is probably my best investment for fixing my problem cornering, but would like to eventually get new shocks/springs or coilovers anyways. what deters me tho is most of the descriptions for coilovers it doesnt say if the ride hight and preload is independantly adjustable. also in a couple suspension threads people said to make sure you adjust everything correctly instead of installing them as is. is there any how to's or do instructions come with new coilovers?
