A week or two back I asked for some help with the specs for standard (ie:
not heavy duty) TR6 front springs, as mine have been reset way too high by a
DPO.
Tom Tweed (Ohio) has helped with the following info from a Haynes manual:
Working coils 5 1/4
Rate 312 lbs/in
Free length 10.03 in
Fitted length 8.12 +/-3/32 in
Fitted load 925 lbs
Hand of helix right
Static deflection 3 in
Wire diameter 0.5 +/-0.002 in
Can anyone else help with the following apparent anomolies?
a) I calculate the fitted load as (10.03-8.12)x312 = 596 lbs, very
different from the 925 lbs figure.
b) What does "static deflection" refer to if it isn't (free
length-fitted length)?
I would appreciate any comments on this, and especially any free length or
fitted length measurements from people whose TR's are known to sit at the
right height!
Thanks,
Peter Wilson
Adelaide Australia
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