Springs/dampers

[mr henderson]

Originally Posted by dogwood

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Explain, for dummies.

David

Let's take a simplified example.

vertical spring damper with 400lbs of weight on it.

If the spring is a 200lb spring, then it will compress by 2 inches. If it started at 10 inches long, it will now be 8 inches.

If, on the other hand, it was a 400lb spring, then it would only compress 1 inch. If it started at 10 inches it will now be 9 inches long.

What I am getting at is that the two factors, rate and length are interdependant, and should both be chosen carefully to get the correct ride height and rate. Of course the adjustable spring base can be used to change the ride height, but people should be wary of using up the available suspension travel to compensate for having springs of the wrong length.