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Car Forum / Honda Cars / April 2007

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Rank - 31 Mar 2007 18:16 GMT
does anybody know what would be the stock spring rate on a 2002 civic sedan
lx? Is 150/150 pretty close?   All I'm getting of google is that such and
such aftermarket spring would be stiffer than....bla bla bla..... but I just
can't find the actual specs. Honda doesn't seem to know or give out that
info as well. Wierd.
thanks for your help
Frank
jim beam - 31 Mar 2007 18:58 GMT
> does anybody know what would be the stock spring rate on a 2002 civic sedan
> lx? Is 150/150 pretty close?   All I'm getting of google is that such and
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> thanks for your help
> Frank

why?  honda don't sell different ratings.  the main difference with
aftermarket comes from ride height more than rating.
Rank - 01 Apr 2007 17:17 GMT
>> does anybody know what would be the stock spring rate on a 2002 civic
>> sedan lx? Is 150/150 pretty close?   All I'm getting of google is that
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> why?  honda don't sell different ratings.  the main difference with
> aftermarket comes from ride height more than rating.

I want to know the stock spring rate so I can buy aftermarket springs that
would match what the stock specs are.
jim beam - 01 Apr 2007 17:32 GMT
>>> does anybody know what would be the stock spring rate on a 2002 civic
>>> sedan lx? Is 150/150 pretty close?   All I'm getting of google is that
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> I want to know the stock spring rate so I can buy aftermarket springs that
> would match what the stock specs are.

so why not buy stock springs???  do you want to lower the car?
Chris Dugan - 01 Apr 2007 21:52 GMT
> >> does anybody know what would be the stock spring rate on a 2002 civic
> >> sedan lx? Is 150/150 pretty close?   All I'm getting of google is that
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> I want to know the stock spring rate so I can buy aftermarket springs that
> would match what the stock specs are.

Why? If you do that you get the car handling and sitting exactly the same
way it does as stock but with the potential problem of the springs not
lasting as well as the OEM ones.

If you are trying to save money buy buying pattern springs then why bother
to save so little? It could be that the reason you haven't found any specs
are that the spring manufacturers have decided the market is too small to
bother with (for the return on investment) and so stick with lower ride
height/stiffer springs instead as that's what most people expect from
aftermarket springs.

With suspension unless you are modifying it in a specific way replace with
OEM parts every time and always do both sides of the car simultaneously e.g.
if you have a broken spring then change both sides on that axle, same with
dampers or struts.

Chris
 
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