In a message dated 3/14/03 1:11:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, gull@GULL.US writes: << Ah, but the clamps I've seen only restrain the coils from spreading apart. They're still free to compress further. So unless you ran them so tight you brought the coils right together, I don't see how the ride would be that much stiffer. >> I am trying to imagine what will keep those clamps from shifting around the coil making for some unpredictable and possibly dangerous liaisons should the two clamps meet each other on the same side (was that a run-on sentence or what?). I would think the ride would be affected by virtue of less wheel travel. Wouldn't preloading the coils with clamps reduce their usability? BenT |
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