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> Torsion Bar Spring Rates
joea9146
post Mar 10 2006, 09:22 PM
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Searched around and found this : But which one is correct ?

Front Rates
Torsion Kw (lb/in) Ks (lb/in)
Dia (mm) (Wheel) (Spring)
16 77 90
17 97 112
18 122 138
18.5 137 154
19 152 170
20 187 207
21 227 249
22 273 298
23 327 355


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> SIZE ( mm) SPRING RATE ( Lb/in)
> 18.8 110
> 21 173
> 22 210
> 23 250
> 24 296
> 25 350
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post Mar 10 2006, 10:48 PM
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QUOTE (Sideways @ Mar 11 2006, 12:31 AM)
Does this help, this is very simplified......

it doesn't help me understand why a spring would have a different rate if it's at the rear rather than the front, if that's what you mean.

wheel rate, sure, but that wasn't the question...
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joea9146   Torsion Bar Spring Rates   Mar 10 2006, 09:22 PM
Sideways   They are both correct, one is for the front end t...   Mar 10 2006, 10:13 PM
TimT     Mar 10 2006, 10:17 PM
Aaron Cox   here is the instant G one... http://instant-g.com/...   Mar 10 2006, 10:18 PM
Sideways     Mar 10 2006, 10:31 PM
ArtechnikA   ...   Mar 10 2006, 10:48 PM
TimT   Occams razor
  Mar 10 2006, 10:53 PM
TimT   Ha!! Rich said it more succinctly than I   Mar 10 2006, 10:55 PM
Sideways     Mar 10 2006, 10:58 PM
Sideways     Mar 10 2006, 10:58 PM
Sideways   Thanks for the latin lesson, based on this my fir...   Mar 10 2006, 11:02 PM
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Sideways     Mar 10 2006, 11:09 PM
TimT   And Steven Welcome to the club http://www.914world.com/bbs...   Mar 10 2006, 11:12 PM
TimT   Haltech is good.. user friendly.. easy to tune......   Mar 10 2006, 11:18 PM
joea9146   OK.... so a front 21mm torsion Bar Has a spring ra...   Mar 11 2006, 08:47 AM
ArtechnikA   ...   Mar 11 2006, 09:11 AM
Sideways   ...   Mar 11 2006, 09:35 AM
Joe Ricard     Mar 11 2006, 09:37 AM

 

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