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    Stock Spring Rates for 95-99 Legacy Wagon

    Hey guys,
    Does anyone know the stock spring rates for the second generation Legacy wagons? I've been trying to find out for awhile and I can't find anything about it online.
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    The only info I was ever able to find was this:
    "All 95-99 Legacy wagons have a rear spring rate of 190 lbs/in."
    Never found a figure for the fronts.
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    So, that's about 3.4 kgf/mm yeah?
    I really want to know the spring rates so I can mathematically understand how the car is balanced stock so I can make educated adjustments based on the current rates rather than just buying parts that seem like they would help balance the car better.
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    Nah! It's more fun to just throw parts on it and see what happens.
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    That would be fun! Then we could see how different setups improve handling or make it worse. Just gotta' go make a couple GoFundMe accounts real quick. X)
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    Hello there,

    This is my first post. I usually use this spreadsheet, but can't vouch for it's legitimacy.

    http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/...pringspecs.jpg

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    Hey, great first post! Seems pretty accurate to me.
    So for the front it's 132 lbf/in (around 2.4 kgf/mm) and the rear is 190 lbf/in (around 3.4 kgf/mm) with the info we have now.
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    Yes, thanks Jay! If anyone wants to play along at home:
    To convert lb/in to kg/mm, multiply by 0.0179
    To convert kg/mm to lb/in, divide by 0.0179

    So my yet to be installed coil overs are 392 lb/in front and 224 lb/in rear.
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