S2KI Honda S2000 Forums

UK & Ireland S2000 Community Discussions related to the S2000, its ownership and enthusiasm for it in the UK and Ireland. Including FAQs, and technical questions.

Why did honda increase spring rate on the front?

Thread Tools
 
Old 10-27-2008, 04:30 AM
  #1  

Thread Starter
 
s2konroids's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: location, location
Posts: 20,788
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default Why did honda increase spring rate on the front?
OEM Spring rates by year (front/rear)

MY00-01 = 218/291
MY02-03 = 240/230
MY04-07 = 256/207
MY08-UP = 274/225

Looking at these spring rates, from MY02 upwards the front is higier than the rear.

Is this to try and stop the rear kicking out as easily???
s2konroids is offline  
Reply Like
Old 10-27-2008, 05:08 AM
  #2  
Registered User

 
Si2k's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Reading, UK
Posts: 3,424
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Promotes understeer and therefor making the car 'safer'.

They have a trend of going up to allow for thinner softer antiroll bars
Si2k is offline  
Reply Like
Old 10-27-2008, 06:06 AM
  #3  

 
Nottm_S2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 22,714
Received 654 Likes on 569 Posts
Default
it was to make the handling more benign on/near the limit by introducing more understeer

or to 'improve handling' if you're a big girls blouse
Nottm_S2 is online now  
Reply Like
Old 10-27-2008, 06:26 AM
  #4  

 
mikey k's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Heart of England
Posts: 25,566
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default
The 04-07 data is wrong - Nitron dynoed mine at 250 front and rear on 6 week old car
mikey k is offline  
Reply Like
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Rear shock absorber differences by model year
you reds
UK & Ireland S2000 Community
3
05-11-2015 12:40 PM
Spring rate stagger
MB
S2000 Racing and Competition
35
11-12-2012 03:47 PM
spring rates for non-staggerred with OEM swaybars?
dan_uk
S2000 Racing and Competition
12
06-25-2010 10:46 AM
Effect of matching front & rear spring rates?
THAGR81
S2000 Under The Hood
4
01-14-2004 08:48 PM
Back to Subforum
UK & Ireland S2000 Community
View Next Unread
Advice for people with stuck calipers




Advanced Search
Quick Reply: Why did honda increase spring rate on the front?


Reply Closed Thread Share

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:15 AM.