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LEGENDS => Setup and Handling => Topic started by: amp racing on January 27, 2015, 01:54:53 pm
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I know some of you might have tried this.... if you take a 10 inch spring and cut it to make a 8 inch spring.. compressed 1 inch will it have the same rating? ie 200 lbs spring 10 inches long compressed 1 inch should be 200 lbs. if I take and cut that spring to 8 inches and compress it 1 inch will it still be a 200 lbs spring..?
joe
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No.
Here is a great article addressing why:
http://www.eatondetroitspring.com/cuttingcoilspringscalculations/
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Pretty much so... Springs are measured for their rating at 1 inch
If you compress a 10 inch spring one inch, each individual coil moves a given distance to let the entire length of the spring travel the 1 inch compressed
If you cut off 2 inches and compress the 8 inch spring one inch, the individual coils will move farther to allow the coil to be compressed an inch like the 10 inch spring was compressed
The reading of the 8 inch spring would be near what the 10 inch spring would be rated at around 2 inches of compression instead of one inch (not exact but close as an example)
~Gimp~
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Have any of you guys actually done this? Cut a ten to eight then what? Now you have a jacked up ten inch spring that wont seat properly , what the purpose/ I am missing something I think.
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Dennis,
My only thought is trying to save some money by cutting the 10" spring down to an 8" spring.
If so; Then Joe would be better off to sell his 10" springs and buy or trade for 8" springs.
Steve
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thinking that the cut spring would give you less travel in the corner like using a light spring cranked up.
joe
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Joe,
Why not get a 10" spring of desired rate (higher)? Then you would get less travel. However, you would lose the roll momentum that a softer spring provides.
Steve
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..limiting travel ? I am out of this conversation. The end result just doesn't work. Takes away the chassis reaction. Kind of like racing a red radio flyer wagon
~Gimpster~