Josh Y wrote:well i do have 225 all the way around, just the rears are more deepset than the fronts
Are you running 6" front and 7" rear rims? Or 7" and 8"? Your description of how "deepset" they are isn't the best for determining the size. Look on the back side of the spokes and you should see the size stamped there. It will be in the format "6J X 15" or "7J x 15". You may have to clean off the brake dust and road grime to see the numbers.
If you are running a 225 on a 6" rim in the front, that could be part of the problem--the rim is not wide enough to offer proper sidewall support for the tire, and the contact patch is distorting under load and reducing your front grip in cornering. A 7" (or even 8") rim would help, but if your spring rates are as you say (400lb./in. front and stock in the rear), I don't think that will solve your handling problem. Swapping the front and rear tires, as you first proposed, may help, but it certainly won't be optimal, by any means, and won't let you catch the fast cars in your class.
Now that the 944 experts have chimed in, I think the only real solution (if you don't want to continue "driving around" the problem) is to change the front springs for softer ones, or go up on the rear rates to match, as Jad and Brian have suggested. The only thing a 944 has going for it is its handling (I'm ducking for cover here
), so if you can't keep up momentum in the corners, you are not going to be competitive.
The only other thing to try is using your shocks to "mask" the imbalance in spring rates somewhat. This is also a "sub-optimal" solution, but it's all you have left, without breaking out your wallet. You didn't say if they were single or double adjustable, but I assume they are single? By increasing the compression damping of the rear shocks as much as possible, and reducing the front compression, you will offset some of the impact of your spring rates, but probably not enough to balance the car. A single adjustable shock changes both compression and rebound damping with one knob, so this is not ideal by any means, but the adjustment range for compression is usually much greater than for rebound, and it is all you can do at this point.
now if only the chargers would loose so i can do some testing
Good thing you put in that winkie-smilie thing. There are a lot of people in this town who have been waiting 13 years for the Chargers to finally win a playoff game again!
Good luck, and if you do have 6" fronts and want to see what difference a 7" rim might make, I have a set of 7x15" phone dials with 225 RA1s on them you are welcome to try at the next autox.
TT