>On Oct 10, 2000 Paul Foster wrote:
>> You might change the range of travel by using a larger or smaller
>> spring, but I don't see how you are changing the lever arm unless you
>> move the mounting points.
>
>Converting a car that previous did not have a coilover suspension to
>one that does (which I believe the original poster was doing?) almost
>certainly moves the mounting points. :)
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And such a conversion usually moves them outward from the "fulcrum" which
lowers their effective rates. Hence the need for higher initial spring
rates.
See, I'm learning. ;^)
Eric Linnhoff in KC
#69 STS TLS #13
'98 Neon R/T
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