Re: Kilen Springs - Install Story From a Novice (long) - Saab 900 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14 |
5/23: SOC Day Pass Winners Announceed
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Kilen Springs - Install Story From a Novice (long)
Posted by Ubipa (more from Ubipa) on Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:15:32
In Reply to: Re: Kilen Springs - Install Story From a Novice (long), PNW Saaber, Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:28:46
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
thank kevin for the alignment reminder, I always take things for granted and think ppl already do them.
Intrax are stiffer in the front by roughly 100lb/in, in the rear by 25lb/in. These numbers are theoretical spring rate differences. On average, I've found the actual springrate to be 25% less than the theoretical.
F&R 1/8" rubber spacers, that can be double stacked, can be had from SAS, they also sell a 1/2" polyurethane rear spacer. MSS sells 1/4" cone and 1/4" flat spacers that can be combined. The rough rule is that the front is a 2:1 ratio and the rear is 1:1. So a 1/8" spacer in the front will raise the car 1/4" and a 1/8" in the rear will raise it 1/8". A couple months ago I needed spacers right away so I ended up going to walmart and cutting up some 0.04" polyethylene cutting boards into proper circles w/ a band saw. They've held up now for the last 2-3 months so that might a cheap option.
posted by 66.54.17...
Posts in this Thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!