GC coil over sping rate with koni adj?/

[86LXItooFAST4me]

im in the middle of ordering a set of GC coil overs and it asks what the prefered spring rate is OR give a breif descrition of what you want. i havent actually ordered them yet becuase im not sure to go with what i put or get an actual spring rate.

so far im giving them a breif description of:

Coilover Conversion kit, 86-89 Honda Accord
Shock Type that is on the car: Koni
Desired Spring Rate (If unsure of rate give brief description of expected usage): they are koni adjustable struts going on a daily driver but i want a street/strip feel. i do go to the local track often.

any suggestions??

[Vanilla Sky]

you need to tell them what kind of handling you expect from the car, and what kind of ride is tolerable to you...

[Busted_Blue]

myself I would go with 300 front and 350 rear. It's not ultimately stiff but matched with S/T stabilizer bars it should be optimal for what I do. Commute.

thats my own preference.

[86LXItooFAST4me]

THANKS! so i got ST sway bars and GC coil overs on the way for my koni adjustables!!! :alc:

[bobafett]

i would go 350/350 or 350/300

in the accord i wouldnt bother putting stiffer springs on the rear... but matching the rates would be ok i think.

(i have the stock ground controls on my car now (250/350) and its really nice, but the rear could be a bit tighter)

[86LXItooFAST4me]

hey, there isnt any "rule of thumb" or anything i should know about putting these copil overs on is there? this will be my first time to put coil overs on. just checking.

[Ludi Mali]

not to steal the thread or anything, but i was looking at this setup also and was wondering what the stock spring stiffness is. The stickies just have ohter springs/coilovers % stiffness above stock with no numbers for either.

[AZmike]

Stock springs are 211 lbf/in front 117lbf/in rear.