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From: Ted Reese <reesee(at)ucs.orst.edu>
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"I may be wrong, but the addition of taller rubber should only raise the
car, I don't think it will stiffen the springs. If you like the
stiffness of the springs, keep them and play with the rubber height. The
change in height of the rubber should be the difference in dropping the
car lower, unless the rubber itself is of differing stiffnesses. I hope
I am not confusing things anymore than they already are.
Ted Reese
'66 Alpine"
***** NOTES from Jay Laifman (JLAIFMAN (at) PNM) at 5/16/96 9:19a
The way I see it, the distance between the A arms is constant - no matter
what size spring you put in. Each side of the A arms are connected to
solid pieces that do not change in length. So, adding to the length of
the spring and rubber will not by itself increase the height, there must
be something else. I figured the "something else" must be the extra
tension in the spring. The heavier the car, the more it pushes on the
springs and the more the car drops. On the other hand, the
stronger the springs, the more the springs will resist the weight of the
car. Thus, squeezing the springs with the thicker rubber, must make them
stiffer.
How's that?
Jay
Jay S. Laifman
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California 90067
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