Originally Posted by
fq06
No problem.
So you had pink front / yellow rear that's a 1.26 spread between the rates (3.83/2.57).
Now going to green rear you have a 1.4 spread (3.83/2.43), better?
I would be curious to hear if anyone at your track runs Tekno and has a green front spring that you can try for a run to get you to a 1.7 spread (4.15/2.43) if that improves the handling.
Just my own experience from trying many spring combos, choose a rate that's high or low, that's personal preference and track dependent... but keeping a 1.7 in/lb spread between them is a good spring balance. IMO.
The difference the spread made was great! My truck was much smoother throughout the track and my lap times came down nearly a full second. It was the first time I've been able to run the truck consistently. What a relief. My friend drove my truck and said that it was a night/day difference from before and from his truck. He is now a believer in getting the spread to the optimum 1.7
I am going to order more springs just to play with medium and high rates. I'm pretty happy the low rate right now, but like you said, I might end up liking a higher rate. And it's fun to experiment. And it's nice to have parts in the arsenal.