[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
>>>
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