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mazda/nissan

10-25-2007 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by y8s (Post 166697)

not that spring equation, the one that predicts the spring constant from the material the spring is made from and how it's wound.

http://www.efunda.com/designstandard...s/k_from_G.gif

http://www.efunda.com/designstandard...signer_eqn.cfm

i like y8s more, no related rates :bigtu:

firedog25

10-25-2007 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by hustler (Post 166569)

F1 teams cut springs to get the car lower, and remove the bumpstops. That way, when you block the spring or hit frame its like running a really big sway bar.

Somehow, given an F1 teams pretty much infinite budget, I don't think they do this.

Philip

10-25-2007 10:22 AM

yeah, I cut the springs on the jeep because the center collar had rusted to the bolt and I couldn't get them off.

jwarriner

10-25-2007 10:41 AM

I can't decide if I want to cut my springs first or get an emblem that expresses the diameter of my rimz.

akaryrye

10-25-2007 11:10 AM

I am now dumber after reading this thread ... If you want cheap and lower, at least get something like the ebay coilovers that have higher springrates (who knows what they actually are).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-98...spagenameZWDVW

y8s	10-25-2007 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by akaryrye (Post 167127)

I am now dumber after reading this thread ...

whatever, I posted engineering!

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