[Healeys] Ft. Coil Springs ID

Fri Oct 13 04:06:37 MDT 2023

To compare the characterisques of the Springsteen you also need the diameter of the spring and the number of coils.
Kees Oudesluijs 

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> Op 13 okt. 2023 om 04:57 heeft Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
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> 
> Must be the Coriolis Effect.
> 
>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 8:33 PM Ricchardd Mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Are you sure it's .543?   Did you clean off the paint, and/or rust, before you took this measurement?  The wire sizes I listed were obtained after I measured many examples.  
>> 
>> 
>> Richard Mayor
>> boyracer466 at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 12, 2023, at 7:35 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On my BN2 they are 0.543" wire diameter. 
>>> 
>>>> On Thu., Oct. 12, 2023, 10:31 a.m. warthodson--- via Healeys, <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>> What is the wire size for the 100's?
>>>> Gary
>>>> 
>>>> On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 01:30:23 PM CDT, richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Wire size is the way to identify coil spring rates.
>>>> 
>>>> 100/6s and early 3000s had a wire size of .535”, 225 lbs/in,  free length varies 11” to 12”;
>>>> 
>>>> MKII coils are .590”, 330 lbs/in, free length approx. 10-1/2”,
>>>> 
>>>> BJ8 coils are .610”, 385 lbs/in, free length approx 10-1/4” long
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Richard Mayor
>>>> boyracer466 at gmail.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 11, 2023, at 3:17 AM, S and T Miller via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you so much for taking the time to find this! Very helpful and much appreciated.  I had assumed the opposite when it came to spring length.  Thanks again. 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The Millers
>>>>  
>>>> "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test drive."
>>>> From: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:17 AM
>>>> To: 'S and T Miller' <stmiller96 at hotmail.com>
>>>> Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Ft. Coil Springs ID
>>>>  
>>>> I dug this out of my records if it’s any use…
>>>> Simon
>>>> QUOTE
>>>> Simon Lachlan
>>>> From:         Rich Locasso [LifeisRich at MacConnect.com]
>>>> Sent:          11 September 1999 18:18
>>>> To:             Healey List
>>>> Subject:     Results from Coil Spring Posts
>>>>  
>>>> Thanks to the many individuals who helped with my questions concerning coil springs for the Healey.
>>>> 
>>>> Below are listed actual measurements of freestanding coil length taken by owners, except for the BN1-4 coil, which was a recollection of one owner.
>>>> 
>>>> BN1 to BN4 - 14”-15”  (freestanding coil length)
>>>> 
>>>> BN6        - 12”
>>>> BT7               - 11 13/16”
>>>> BJ8        - 10 1/8”
>>>>  
>>>> Coil thickness through BT7 was ½” and for the BJ8 was 5/8”.
>>>> 
>>>> So the Healey front coil has become shorter and firmer as it has been upgraded through the years.
>>>> 
>>>> More important, a number of owners reported fitting the BJ8 coil to earlier Healeys without problem and said ride height was unchanged or about the same.
>>>> 
>>>> I started this thread because Moss recommended the early spring for my BT7 but logically it made more sense to me to install the spring specified at the end of the development cycle (BJ8) than at the beginning (BN1). I am going to buy the BJ8 spring because it will reduce body roll in cornering, handle a little better, and if it has a slightly firmer ride as one owner reported, I can easily tolerate that.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>  
>>>> Rich Locasso
>>>> Huntington Beach, CA UNQUOTE
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of S and T Miller via Healeys
>>>> Sent: 10 October 2023 13:29
>>>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>>>> Subject: [Healeys] Ft. Coil Springs ID
>>>>  
>>>> I have several ft coil springs that I'd like to identify.  I recall that there were 4 variations from the 100 to the BJ8. I believe I have the measurements for the 100, but was wondering if anyone had the specs for the later three? 
>>>> TIA, Shawn 
>>>>  
>>>> The Millers
>>>>  
>>>> "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test drive."
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