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Re: GT6 front springs

To: Tom Shirley <tshirley@vol.com>
Subject: Re: GT6 front springs
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:39:35 -0700


Tom Shirley wrote:
> 
> > > The right spring is longer than the left one.  To make up the difference
> > > in spring height, an aluminum spacer is on top of the spring under the
> > > riser where it mounts.
> 
> If there were a difference in length, the shorter one would have to be wound
> with smaller diameter steel for the spring rate to be the same. Measure the
> diameter of the windings of each one. If the short one has thicker windings,
> then it's a heavier rate spring. If there's a difference in diameter, let me
> know and I'll calculate the rates of each one for you.
> 


Tom,
The coils appear to be of the same diameter steel.  It may be that the
driver side spring has collapsed a bit and that accounts for its shorter
stance.  

Joe

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