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Re: Spring rate

To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Spring rate
From: Marc Tyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 18:00:31 -0500
So on the spring that deflects more (2 inches) the spring rate is lower 
than on the spring that deflects less?
higher rate =  less travel?  Sounds backwards.  I'm sure you're 
correct, but it just sounds backwards.  After all with MPH, CFPM, GPH, 
etc.  higher rate = more travel.
-Marc


On Saturday, August 2, 2003, at 06:29  PM, Gordon Glasgow wrote:

> If you have a spring with a rate of 100 lb/in and you put a load of 
> 200 lbs
> on it, it will deflect 2 inches. If you have a spring with a rate of 
> 200
> lb/in and you put a load of 200 lbs on it, it will deflect 1 inch.
>
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1965 L-320 #L320 013642
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