Any chance you found out what the rates and measurements for the works kit struts were? I ordered the entire works kit minus the struts. The car seems to bounce a bit...i think it may be due to the mismatched struts.
Tom On Tuesday 25 June 2002 03:17, Jonathan Engel wrote: > As Terry said, those numbers sound like a sport/street rate. > > As far as I know, the rate is a gross measurement of the amount of force > required to compress the spring a given distance. Thus, a 100lb/in spring > will take 100 pounds force to compress 1 inch. The same spring with a coil > removed will take more force to compress 1 inch, since the force is felt > equally by all the coils and (if they are identical) will compress each > coil the same amount. So if you had a 5-coil 100 lb/in spring and you cut a > coil then the rate would be now 125 lb/in. Hence why cutting coils > increases rate. > > > The reason the higher rate springs you buy are shorter is that since the > weight of your car is the same before and after spring install, the force > available to compress the spring is the same. Thus the new stiffer springs > need to be shorter so that the ride height is not increased. > > -Jon > > >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== > >150 lb/in does seem very light, but then again, you have to consider how > >"long" the spring is, because this is 150 lb per LINEAR INCH. Since this > > is a stock spring, it is longer than an ERS spring. I don't know how you > > measure the "linear" part in "linear inch", but it is agreeable no matter > > how you measure it, the ERS has a smaller value for "linear inch" than a > > full length spring. > > > >So bottom line is to be sure that you take into account the entire spring. > > > >Hope this helps, > > > >Mikhal > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mikhal el Arculli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 1:12 PM > >Subject: Re: Spring Rates for the AE-82 Whiteline kit. > > > >> 150 lb/in does seem very light, but then again, you have to consider how > >> "long" the spring is, because this is 150 lb per LINEAR INCH. Since > >> this > > > >is > > > >> a stock spring, it is longer than an ERS spring. I don't know how you > >> measure the "linear" part in "linear inch", but it is agreeable no > >> matter how you measure it, the ERS has a smaller value for "linear inch" > >> than a full length spring. > >> > >> So bottom line is to be sure that you take into account the entire > >> spring. > >> > >> Hope this helps, > >> > >> Mikhal > >> > >> >Subject: Spring Rates for the AE-82 Whiteline kit. > >> >Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 04:50:07 -0700 > >> > > >> >I emailed Whiteline to ask them what their spring rates were for the > >> >AE-82 kit. I got a reply saying that the fronts are 150 lbs/in > >> >progressive rate and the rears were 100 lbs/in linear rate. It seems > >> >like these numbers are a little small. Aren't you autocrossers (Carl, > >> >Mikhail) using 300 lbs/in springs? > >> > > >> >Thanks > >> >Matt > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don't know where to turn to start modifying your Toyota? Try this: http://www.cyberauto.com/. Cyberspace Automotive has fantastic upgrade lists for most Toyotas and a friendly & knowledgeable staff! :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
