Originally Posted by
fredswain
It IS all about adjusting it for the track. You wouldn't run a stiffer spring rate between the left and right would you? Say no! That would be an imbalance. You balance them left to right. You also effectively balance them front to rear if you do it correctly. I refer to it as the dynamic spring rate but the technical term is wheel rate. Not each track requires the same spring rate. Not each track requires the same dampening rate. Not each track requires the same tires. Not each track requires the same camber settings. Each track however will always be easiest to drive if those settings end up with a balanced car.
Of course you balance the car left to right, because otherwise the car would turn better in one direction or the other.
Of course it's not "dynamic spring rate," because that's a pre-existing term.
Of course each track (could) require different tires and camber settings. At the same time it might not.
But I think you're confusing this whole discussion by referring to "balancing the car front to rear," and overcomplicating and confusing things by using incorrect terms to describe what you're trying to talk about. When much has been written about actual weight distribution of world championship winning cars, favoring one end of the car over the other, I'm not sure you're doing anyone any favors by saying otherwise or using other made up terms like "frequency balancing," IMHO.
I was just trying to help the guy understand common theory of spring choice, so I'll just leave it at that.