[Healeys] Ft. Coil Springs ID
Kees Oudesluijs
coudesluijs at chello.nl
Fri Oct 13 06:18:06 MDT 2023
Automatic spelling control: "Springsteen" should of course read spring!!!!
Op 13-10-2023 om 12:06 schreef C. Oudesluijs:
> To compare the characterisques of the Springsteen you also need the
> diameter of the spring and the number of coils.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone
>
>> Op 13 okt. 2023 om 04:57 heeft Michael Oritt
>> <michael.oritt at gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>
>> 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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