Making The Smoothest Riding Street VX - Tire & Shock Advice...

[VehiGAZ]

I'd be MORE tempted to pull a stock front and rear spring from the VX, and send 'em off to a spring winder to have the stock springs evaluated, and a new custom-wound Variable Rate set made for me.

That would be the best idea of all - all science, no guess work!

[PK]

Wow - yep you guys are right on the money.

Just whip those front springs outta there are get new ones wound up with a progressive rate.




Errrrr - where those springs gone now.
I don't see any.

Can you get them there torsion bar thingies wound???:bwgr:

[deermagnet]

If you were looking to get some new springs fabbed, this is info on the stock '99 springs.

Front torsion bar springs-
Diameter- 1.14"
Length- 47.95"
Wheel rate- 3.73 kg/mm
Capacity- 1097 lbs.

Rear coil springs-
Free height- 15.83"
Wire diameter- 0.41-0.53"
Coil caliber- 4.14"
Effective number of turns- 9.18
Total number of turns- 10.68
Wheel rate- 4.8 kg/mm
Capacity- 1238 lbs.

The fabber would probably wanna see these '99 figures also.

Curb weight- 3955 lbs., 2026 lbs. front, 1929 lbs. rear
Loaded weight- 4255 lbs., 2146 lbs. front, 2109 lbs. rear
Gross vehicle weight- 4652 lbs., 2176 lbs. front, 2476 lbs. rear
Gross axle weight- 2194 lbs. front, 2476 lbs. rear
Gross payload- 697 lbs.

Mark

[TheGanzman]

PK is right, no coils on the front; I guess you live with it the way it's "sprung" w/the torsion bars...I'd be inclined to just try rear Trooper springs, since I seem to remember reading that they're sprung softer than the VX...

[VehiGAZ]

Wow - yep you guys are right on the money.

Just whip those front springs outta there are get new ones wound up with a progressive rate.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... whatever.

Whether it's a spring or a torsion bar, the same principles apply (although I guess I don't know if someone out there makes new torsion bars to spec).

The VX is sprung (and barred) too stiffly for it to have a smooth ride, regardless of what type of shocks you put in there. If you want a smoother ride without bounce, you're gonna have to do something about the springs & bars first.

Good luck!

[deermagnet]

It looks like you can get custom made torsion bar springs and coil springs to your exact specs to whatever you need to smooth out the VX ride. A few minutes on Google shows lots of choices.

http://www.kdkforging.com/torsion_bars.php

When ordering, don't talk spring rates. The wheel rate is the only thing that matters. You now know the wheel rates for the front and rear stock '99 springs. Order 'em, install 'em, BAM you're done. A custom VX ride to your exact needs and wishes.

Mark Griffin

[VehiGAZ]

It looks like you can get custom made torsion bar springs and coil springs to your exact specs

Ta-DAH!!!!


The only question remains... what specs should they be made in order to soften up the ride just right? 5% softer? 10%? 12.425%?