[DeTomaso] Spring rates, math quiz

[bill gaino]

Talk to Tony Sager, our Aussie friend, he builds desert racing carts the jump the baja dunes. He runs soft springs with firm sway bars. He gets soft road ride with exceptional cornering. 


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>From: Mikael <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>
>Sent: Jun 13, 2014 4:16 PM
>To: kenn_green at yahoo.com, Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>, 'De Tomaso List' <detomaso at poca.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spring rates, math quiz
>
>   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?
>   Sent from my BlackBerry Q10
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