how do u tell v6 and v8 springs apart?

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Oct 4, 2002 | 05:23 PM
  #1  
well how? hehe
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Oct 4, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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Look at the car they came out of?

Doesn't matter, they're all worn out after all these years.
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Oct 4, 2002 | 06:34 PM
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Although the spring rates are probably all worn out the only way to "kinda" tell is by measuring the thickness of the wire. Thin wire will have a lower spring rate for a lighter car. Thicker wire will have a higher spring rate for a heavier car or for stiffer suspension such as IROC or WS6 suspension.

It's not so much V6 or V8 springs but how much the spring rate is. I use front springs from a V6 car in my race car. Since I have so much weight removed from the front end, the car still sits high.

What you need to do is drive the car onto a scale. Drive the front wheels on to about the middle. That will give you a weight on the front. With only the rear wheels on the scale will give the rear. Add the 2 together and it will equal the total. Once you know the front weight you can get springs matched for that weight.
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