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jeremiahkellam
10-12-2009, 04:10 PM
Anybody know where to get high rate springs for an SN95??

Al Fernandez
10-12-2009, 04:11 PM
Get a hold of Don Lariviere (hmark on the national forum). I know he's just bought a pile of springs for his sn95.

michaelmosty
10-12-2009, 04:55 PM
check out this post on the national site:
http://www.camaromustangchallenge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2756&highlight=mustang+spring+rate

No need to do any reasearch, Global West is the way to go!!!!
900/200 rule :lol:

gt40
10-12-2009, 05:24 PM
I don't know nothing about Global West -- never needed to get anything from them.

But if ytou're looking for stock-style springs in a variety of rates, I'd check the circle track shops -- specifically Speedway Motors. They have both flat-ground and OEM Pigtail springs from various manufacturers plus their own in-house brand. That's where I got my 575# rear springs. Very good, and very cheap.

Rob Liebbe
10-12-2009, 07:04 PM
575# rear springs.

Holy Spring Rate Batman!!!!!!! Really - 575# - Really?

marshall_mosty
10-12-2009, 09:44 PM
Rob,
Pretty sure Robert is running a Torque-Arm rear, so that's not too unheard of...

I'm running 350lb rear coil-overs, so the motion ration put them somewhere around 785lb-in conventionals.


It's all about wheel rates:

Springs in stock locations on a Mustang.
Frt, Spring Rate X .25 = Wheel Rate.
RR, Spring Rate X .49 = Wheel Rate.

Coil-overs on a Mustang:
Frt, Spring Rate X .9 = Wheel Rate.
RR, Spring Rate X 1.1 = Wheel Rate

gt40
10-12-2009, 09:54 PM
Yep, 575# springs in the OEM location, custom torque arm.

575 works pretty well for TWS. Not so good at ECR! Al can attest to that. :roll:

AI#97
10-12-2009, 11:42 PM
575# rear springs.

Holy Spring Rate Batman!!!!!!! Really - 575# - Really?

Maximum's recommended rate for conventional springs, torque arm AND aero is in the 450's....

Just sayin'....

gt40
10-13-2009, 12:03 AM
575# rear springs.

Holy Spring Rate Batman!!!!!!! Really - 575# - Really?

Maximum's recommended rate for conventional springs, torque arm AND aero is in the 450's....

Just sayin'....You may be right. It's certainly too much spring for ECR and probably Hallet too. 450's may work better at TWS too. I'll have to give it a shot. Rear springs are cheap...

David Love AI27
10-13-2009, 12:15 AM
Yep, 575# springs in the OEM location, custom torque arm.

575 works pretty well for TWS. Not so good at ECR! Al can attest to that. :roll:

I drove it at TWS... It was a handful on flat corners... fun.. but a handful

Rob Liebbe
10-13-2009, 08:01 AM
I knew I had to be missing something in that equation. :oops:

AI#97
10-13-2009, 07:00 PM
Yep, 575# springs in the OEM location, custom torque arm.

575 works pretty well for TWS. Not so good at ECR! Al can attest to that. :roll:

I drove it at TWS... It was a handful on flat corners... fun.. but a handful

I would guess with 575's it would be like a Formula Drift car....? :lol:

Tilton
02-12-2014, 05:20 PM
I'm looking for new springs for my car since Wade is stealing his back. Looking at the national site and this one it looks like the Global West 900/200 combo was well received back in 2009. Is that the current consensus? I've looked at Global West's site and there isn't any mention of spring rates with their springs.

My current wheel rates are 250 front and 147 rear according to a post Marshall made in another thread. Front (Spring Rate x .25) Rear (Springs Rate x .49). The car pushes but there are still a few things I need to do: increase track width, identify what size sway bars I have, and drop weight.

blk96gt
02-12-2014, 08:14 PM
I've got H&R Super Race Springs. Someday I'll probably look into getting some better springs, but these seem to do pretty well for me right now.