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Coil spring techs needed

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Coil spring techs needed

Post by sootygu »

Can you calculate the amount a coil will collapse if you have the spring rate, wire dia ect and the amount of load each spring will be under.

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Post by Bush65 »

Deflection (inches) = load (pounds) / spring rate (lbs/inch)
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Spring rate calculator

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Post by sootygu »

thanks for the info
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