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    I'm looking at getting some Ridetech coilovers just wandering if you can get a real good smooth ride with these. I love driving my car It's just way to rough.

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    Do you know what the current specs are?? What spring rating is in there??

    I just changed out my brand new QA1's for a pair of Afco's, but this time instead of trusting the sales staff, I did all the ordering of P.N.'s.
    Took it out today for a quick ride and was thrilled with the response!!

    Hopefully you have the specs and can make an educated selection based on the current parts.
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    As stated above, IF the spring rate is sized correctly, IF the stroke length is correct for the car, and IF the shock is a quality shock and valved correctly you will get a very nice ride. You really need the individual weight of each wheel by scaling the car on a set of race car scales, or at the very least at least the front/rear weight
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    I have a set ridetechs on my roadster and I really like them. While at Goodguys I had ridetech weigh my car all four corners then they pick out the springs and shocks. I noticed the most on cornering but i had new shocks when I bought the ridetechs. Ridetech guys are great to work with also. Real car guys
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    This is what I think I need front 3.6 travel 2.5" I.D. coil 8.0" free length 375lbs
    rear 5.2" trevel 2.5" I.D. coil 12.0" free length 225lbs. Total on the car 39 Chevy
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    Ride Tech or AFCO would me my choice, their techs will be able to dial you right in.... My opinion would be way too stiff of springs all the way around for the car, and not enough travel on the front. They will also need to know the compressed and extended lengths of the shocks.
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