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Sheet Molded Compound

Also known as SMC.

This is the stuff that all C4 Corvettes are made of.

It’s similar to fiberglass, but much more durable.

The only issu...

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Leafs vs Coils: How to relate spring rate?

Subject: Leafs vs Coils: How to relate spring rate?
by gkmccready on 2008/11/9 20:42:18

We all talk in spring rates, but how do they relate?

C5 Z06: 526# Front, 714# Rear
C6 Z06: 531# Front, 782# Rear
C6 Z51: 526# Front, 645# Rear
T1 (C6): 582# Front, 850# Rear
C6 Base: 420# Front, 657# Rear (VBP: 400-420 F / 600-620 R)
T1 (C5): 582# Front, 793# Rear
Pfadt Coil-overs: 425# Front, 575# Rear
Hyperco HPS (Street): 565# Front (12405HPS), 765# Rear (12406HPS)
Hyperco HPT (Track/Solo): 625# Front (12407HPT), 850# Rear (12408HPT)
VBP Sport 990# Front, 650# Rear
VBP Extreme 1050# Front, 855# Rear

What does all that mean? How do you equate a leaf rate with a coilover rate? The answer is "wheel rate," of course. But that doesn't help me understand what a 1200# front leaf is comparable to in a coilover. How does one calculate an equivalence?

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