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Thread: WOW! I switched springs! Do I have a '32 Ford or a Cadillac???
          
   
   

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  1. 06-06-2007 12:18 AM #1
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    WOW! I switched springs! Do I have a '32 Ford or a Cadillac???

     



    ....Really, I went from the 300 lb. springs in the rear of my '32 Ford to the 250 lb. springs & WOW! what a difference! The ride is 100% better.... Thanks to all who told me what to do! Bill
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  3. 06-06-2007 12:27 AM #2
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    ....oh NO, is my car NOT doing to 'hook' as well????? Cuz it already doesn't hook! But really as bad as it rode, I'll settle for comfort!!! Bill
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    thats good news i bought 250 pound springs for my car so now i really know they will work now , fyi softer springs will hook better then stiff ones..
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  5. 06-06-2007 04:11 AM #4
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    .....ah THANK YOU, so I have my cake & get to eat it too??? HOOK & COMFORT????? Cool...... Bill
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    Yup, no suspension travel on the rear means no weight transfer. The softer springs will ride better and should hook up the tires a lot better. Kind of like twofers at happy hour, huh???
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  7. 06-06-2007 07:26 AM #6
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    I thought you were the twofers at closing guy!?!?

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    Softer springs will probably compromise handling but improve tire hook-up for stright line proformance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
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    Is the weight of the spring printed somewhere on the spring itself? Or is there another way to tell the weight?
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    Most of the spring makers use a color code on the spring. Usually it's just a dab or two of different color paint.

    If you have a barbell set or a press, you can determine the spring rate by how much weight it takes to compress the spring by 1".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
    Most of the spring makers use a color code on the spring. Usually it's just a dab or two of different color paint.

    If you have a barbell set or a press, you can determine the spring rate by how much weight it takes to compress the spring by 1".
    Now I can tell my wife the reason I'm keeping my dusty/rusty barbell set--to check my spring rates!
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