Opps... in the archives it states 75kg for 1cm... Is there a *good* method of accuratly checking spring rates? At 12:00 9/20/98 EDT, SyncroHead@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 98-09-20 02:00:49 EDT, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: > >> so the question is, how do I find out what the >> spring rate is of these springs. I remember reading that the Syncro >> springs are 75lb/inch... am I correct on that figure? > >Compress them and measure the required compression force and distance. If the >rate is 75lbs/inch it will take 75 bls to compress them one ince, 150lbs for 2 >inches, etc. > >Regards, >Jim Davis > > -- David Marshall Quesnel BC Canada mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 73 Audi 100LS, 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy -- -- 87 Audi 5KQ, 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- |
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