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sadales · Mar 5th, 2003, 05:05 PM

The spring rates are not important. The wheel rate is. A MacP strut mounts close enough to the wheel hub that the spring rate and wheel rate are essentially the same. The suspension design in the rear of the MINI locates the spring further inboard of the wheel hub than the front strut so you can't just compare the spring rates front to back. That same basic reasoning applies if you compare a strut equipped car to one with double wishbone suspension (as in Honda Civic). The Civic will use a much higher spring rate to end up with the same wheel rate.

H-Sport knows what they are doing IMO.

Mar 5th, 2003, 05:05 PM	#4
sadales MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana Local Time: 03:15 AM Posts: 46 Offline	The spring rates are not important. The wheel rate is. A MacP strut mounts close enough to the wheel hub that the spring rate and wheel rate are essentially the same. The suspension design in the rear of the MINI locates the spring further inboard of the wheel hub than the front strut so you can't just compare the spring rates front to back. That same basic reasoning applies if you compare a strut equipped car to one with double wishbone suspension (as in Honda Civic). The Civic will use a much higher spring rate to end up with the same wheel rate. H-Sport knows what they are doing IMO.