Fat man springs...

[YarisSedan]

Originally Posted by m911gt

your spring rate wouldn't change since it equates to a force per length...you wouldn't really be changing the unsprung length of the spring and definitely not altering the force exerted.

Not if you stacked the bump stops completed so there would be practically no movement

[kngrsll]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Not if you stacked the bump stops completed so there would be practically no movement

then you effectively removed that spring and shock from being useful, ie it wont compress or dampen. He just wants to raise the spring rate a little to compensate for weight.

[Slick]

Originally Posted by contraband831

WTF? How big are you, I am a short, big dude...and i have my car lowered with no problems. you aint going to make the car stand on two wheels if that is what you are worried about. Another member MadDog is a Tall Big Dude, and he from what we know has no issues with his ride.

I am 6' 4" and 395 lbs, so yeah, i'm a hefty dude. No, I'm not worried about the car rollin.

Originally Posted by Klinton

my buddy weights 340 pounds and drives my car fine man no left lean

My car has not yet began to lean either, however, my first and second truck did it enventually and it is only a matter of time before this little car starts to do it also

Originally Posted by kngrsll

then you effectively removed that spring and shock from being useful, ie it wont compress or dampen. He just wants to raise the spring rate a little to compensate for weight.

Exactly! I want the ride to semi-enjoyable but at the same time I don't want it to lean when I set in it.

[kngrsll]

Originally Posted by Slick

I am 6' 4" and 395 lbs, so yeah, i'm a hefty dude. No, I'm not worried about the car rollin.



My car has not yet began to lean either, however, my first and second truck did it enventually and it is only a matter of time before this little car starts to do it also



Exactly! I want the ride to semi-enjoyable but at the same time I don't want it to lean when I set in it.

did you look at the link i posted earlier? what you want is a spring rubber. Longacre makes them, if you watch nascar, they talk about them all the time. They are great for tuning the spring rate of each corner independently (but any change to one corner, results in slight changes to the others, but that is way beyond our scope here.)

That should be exactly what you need... now what rate you need, no idea LOL, might have to experiement a little, but they are cheap-ish, so no worries...