Leaf spring question

[CarlC]

If the spring manufacturer can't supply the rate, what qualifies them to be able to make a performance spring? He's making you guess, and that's not exactly scientific.



This is why it's usually not inexpensive to have really good parts made, no matter what they are. However, there was a group purchase several years ago at Team Camaro where they had Bett's Spring make a special 240#/in spring. Someone in here had a hand in that one . The price was very reasonable at the time, somewhere around $250. From reports, they work very well.

Then the question becomes: Is the price of a custom spring worth the money? To me, that depends on what you want to do with the car. If it's a cruiser and will only see an open track day once or twice in it life, an off the shelf spring from Hotchkis, GW, or Guldstrand will work fine. If you want to push the car hard, it's worth every cent. Though mine is not a traditional setup, the extra money spent not only worked at the track, it made for a better street setup as well.

The potential performance gain from spending $2K getting the front suspension dialed cannot be realized if the rear suspension is cheaped out. It's a suspension system and should be viewed as such for maximum performance.