[DeTomaso] Spring rates, math quiz
Mike Thomas
mbefthomas at comcast.net
Sat Jun 14 10:46:08 EDT 2014
Wouldn't the shop you're going to be able to put your existing coils on a
spring compressor, load them to the average weight on that wheel when on the
car to set a baseline, then try putting a few different springs from their
inventory into the compressor to find that 5cm drop for the same load? That
could eliminate a lot of your experimentation beforehand.
Just a thought.
Mike Thomas
VP, POCA
VP, Panteras Northwest
Yellow '74 #6328
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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Paul Timko
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 1:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spring rates, math quiz
Ken's comments are correct. The shocks are usually installed on an angle (I
haven't actually seen a Longchamp, so I'm not positive), so a 1cm reduction
in spring height results in less than a 1cm reduction in ride height.
Paul
#9270
On 6/13/2014 3:16 PM, Mikael wrote:
> No spacers
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry Q10
>
> From: Ken Green
> Sent: fredag den 13. juni 2014 22.14
> To: Mikael; Mike Thomas; 'De Tomaso List'
> Reply To: Ken Green
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spring rates, math quiz
>
> I don't think you necessarily lower the car 1cm if the compressed
> spring is 1 cm shorter, depends on the suspension geometry.
> Are you sure there are no spacers in the shocks you can remove, like
> the spacers on Pantera shocks? If there are, do that first.
> Ken
> From: Mikael <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>
> To: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>; 'De Tomaso List'
> <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 12:30 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Spring rates, math quiz
> So all you math genuises, here's a question. My orig Longchamp springs
> of unknown spring rate are too hard/long now that I have replaced
heavy
> iron: headers, heads, intake. Tomorrow I'm going to a place where they
> have springs on shelves so I can measure and find close origs in size.
> I.D. has to be exact (9cm). And I plan to find springs from a car with
> a V6, preferably sporty soo not too soft. And I realize that I will
> have to buy several (they're about $60 each) to experiment to get the
> height I want.
> But here's the question. Orig springs are 38cm free, and 25cm mounted
> in shock and weight on car. I'm looking for around 20cm, lowering 5cm.
> Question: if they have springs with proper diameter, but are maybe
33cm
> at rest instead of 38cm, what is the equivalent height decrease when
> weight is on spring and mounted in shock? Is there a formula?
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