# How does Springrate Impact Handling?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [May 24, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-does-springrate-impact-handling/29848 "2007-05-24T20:01:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-does-springrate-impact-handling/29848/8 "2007-06-01T07:21:17Z")

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[quote=“brent\_strong,post:4,topic:29848"”]

PM bpipe95, he’s the guy you met with Cass to buy that transmission. He has the suspension you want. Tried and true, taken people to national championships in autocross. Trust me on this. It’s incredible.

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best advice so far. Listen to experience.

On the street you really want the lowest spring rate that will give you good vehicle control.  
With a coilover setup you can lower the spring rate significantly while maintaining or improving performance.

Lower rate will give you a more comfortible ride.

As someone mentioned, springs alone are shit and must be installed with shocks that match

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