Stock spring rate? What is 600lbf?

[jrc]

What is the stock spring rate for the 2002? There is an info page on this site that lists them at 600lbf. Is this supposed to be pound force per what? I just put 250 pounds on a front spring and it compressed about an inch (this is a rough measure). I must be missing something. I used a coil spring calculator and got 175 lbs/inch.

Thanks.

[allbim]

I have noticed the same thing and I think it means "total recommended force on the spring" (when installed in a 2002).

"Rate" is a measure of change and 600lbs/inch would be over the top even for a racecar.

Your measurement is pretty close. The stock rate is about 180 lbs/inch from what I remember. With that rate the spring would collapse 3.33" with a 600lb load.

[schwarz75]

Those numbers in the manual have always baffled me too. The 180 sounds right and what I have heard previously. At least those numbers in the manual reflect the rate differences front to rear, and this helps when buying aftermarket springs for a 2002.