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 Jul 15 2009, 11:09 PM
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How do you know what the perfect spring rate is for a car? How do you know if the car is under or over springed?
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Jul 16 2009, 01:26 AM
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Can you corner weight a vehicle and match the spring rate to the corner-in a 1:1 ratio? Would this provide a starting point? Or is this all just random guessing as to what is ideal?
Lets say the front corner weight of a car is 500 pounds. A 500# spring would compress 1 inch under the weight of the vehicle. As that weight is shifted additional compression would occur. Based on suspension travel couldn't you calculate an ideal spring rate per application? This post has been edited by wannafbody: Jul 16 2009, 01:29 AM |
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wannafbody underspringing and overspringing a car... Jul 15 2009, 11:09 PM
GlennCMC70 trial and error. different tracks and surfaces dic... Jul 15 2009, 11:28 PM Unbalanced Engineering Like Glenn said, it really depends on application.... Jul 15 2009, 11:58 PM GlennCMC70 idea grip?
if so, then we would assume a road race... Jul 16 2009, 02:32 AM 00 Trans Ram Be prepared to change the rates. Here's just a... Jul 16 2009, 01:39 PM
mitchntx QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Jul 16 2009, 08:39 ... Jul 16 2009, 02:22 PM 00 Trans Ram QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jul 16 2009, 09:22 AM) ... Jul 16 2009, 06:33 PM wdtiger QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Jul 16 2009, 10:33 ... Jul 18 2009, 08:31 AM Unbalanced Engineering As Matt stated, how bumpy your tracks are and how ... Jul 16 2009, 02:04 PM codename Bil Doe Also, tuning for autox and tuning for road racing ... Jul 16 2009, 04:42 PM wannafbody Here's an example. My TA has 1LE front springs... Jul 18 2009, 01:26 PM |
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