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post Aug 1, 2005 - 3:09 AM
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Anybody out there know any of the following spring rates:

Stock 1995 Celica GT springs
Tein S-tech lowering springs
Eibach Pro-kit springs
Eibach Sportline springs

I'm trying to decide what to get for my Celica. I am going to get a set of KYB GR2's for it, and plan to lower it with new springs. I've heard that the Tein's look nice, but are only slightly stiffer than stock, meaning bouncier ride and bump stop thumping, but are the Eibach Sportline's any better? They both drop about the same.

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post Aug 4, 2005 - 3:34 PM
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If you match up spring rates with dampening... you can run stiff higher rate springs and still maintain a good ride. The typical "bouncy" with lowering springs is because lowering springs don't match well to the soft factory shocks, so the springs take a majority of the absorbtion. KYB gr2's are considered soft also. Ride height doesn't really affect the springs rates... it's just 6gc Celicas don't have a wide variety of choices when it comes to different types of springs/rates...


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post Aug 4, 2005 - 8:25 PM
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QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Aug 4, 2005 - 1:34 PM)
If you match up spring rates with dampening... you can run stiff higher rate springs and still maintain a good ride.  The typical "bouncy" with lowering springs is because lowering springs don't match well to the soft factory shocks, so the springs take a majority of the absorbtion.  KYB gr2's are considered soft also.  Ride height doesn't really affect the springs rates... it's just 6gc Celicas don't have a wide variety of choices when it comes to different types of springs/rates...
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def right, I wish manufacturers would list the acurate specs of these products, koni will revalve the yellows to match your springs, I was running 500f/450r in my integra with revalved koni yellows and the ride was great however very stiff.

Does anyone have sportlines with koni's? Or has anyone inquired to find out if we can find agx's to work with the celica?

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- Gen6-GT   Spring Rates?   Aug 1, 2005 - 3:09 AM
- - 95ST   I was just searching for this last night with no l...   Aug 1, 2005 - 11:54 AM
- - Junior   I got grouind control coilovers, which use eibach ...   Aug 1, 2005 - 1:14 PM
- - CelicaB   Well its not exacaly what your looking for and sor...   Aug 1, 2005 - 1:24 PM
|- - Gen6-GT   This is great information, the Tanabe NF's are...   Aug 1, 2005 - 9:20 PM
|- - azian_advanced   QUOTE (Gen6-GT @ Aug 1, 2005 - 8...   Dec 5, 2007 - 6:02 PM
|- - BloodyStupidDavey   For Toyota part numbers, see this thread.   Dec 5, 2007 - 6:40 PM
- - ILuvMyCelica95   I just had the Eibach Sportlines put in and i LOVE...   Aug 1, 2005 - 2:30 PM
- - playr158   TEIN is the best suspesion imo you can get much b...   Aug 1, 2005 - 9:45 PM
|- - 95ST   QUOTE(playr158 @ Aug 1, 2005 - 7:45 PM)TEIN i...   Aug 1, 2005 - 11:06 PM
- - 95ST   according to our local shop, prokit ~15% stiffer t...   Aug 3, 2005 - 1:25 PM
|- - Junior   QUOTE(95ST @ Aug 3, 2005 - 11:25 AM)according...   Aug 3, 2005 - 10:24 PM
||- - 95ST   QUOTE(Junior @ Aug 3, 2005 - 8:24 PM)QUOTE(95...   Aug 4, 2005 - 11:06 AM
|- - Gen6-GT   QUOTE(95ST @ Aug 3, 2005 - 1:25 PM)according ...   Aug 4, 2005 - 12:07 PM
- - Kwanza26   If you match up spring rates with dampening... you...   Aug 4, 2005 - 3:34 PM
|- - 95ST   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Aug 4, 2005 - 1:34 PM)If you...   Aug 4, 2005 - 8:25 PM
- - presure2   QUOTETEIN is the best suspesion imo you can get m...   Aug 4, 2005 - 3:52 PM
- - lagos   tein has good stuff and bad stuff too. i dont thi...   Aug 4, 2005 - 4:33 PM
- - Gen6-GT   I called KYB and asked them for their recommendati...   Aug 4, 2005 - 4:50 PM
- - presure2   QUOTEBTW, what width are the stock GT rims? Are th...   Aug 4, 2005 - 6:37 PM
|- - Gen6-GT   QUOTE(presure2 @ Aug 4, 2005 - 6:37 PM)QUOTEB...   Aug 4, 2005 - 7:35 PM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(Gen6-GT @ Aug 5, 2005 - 12:35 AM)Q...   Aug 4, 2005 - 8:41 PM
- - CilverSeliST205   Back from the dead... What is your opinion on comf...   Aug 2, 2007 - 10:39 AM
- - kufor   very useful thread about the springs made these th...   Dec 6, 2007 - 8:49 AM


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