07-01-2007, 11:30 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SLC
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| Internal shock springs
I spent a Saturday afternoon looking for some springs that would fit inside my Associated shocks to do some full droop testing. I found too big, too stiff, too small, too soft. Finnally found some pretty close to perfect set up all 4 shocks....sheesh a little too stiff. So... I can see what I need to do, make my own springs. After about an hour learning curve I can now make a set of 4 matching spings in about 15 minutes. I found piano wire works just fine, here is the diameter I found that works for my rig. .015 soft .020 med. .025 firm I used a top shaft out of a tranny that had some holes drilled in it, then switched to a old RC10 nose brace tube. The shaft is .190 and the spring expanded to .300 so it almost double in size. |
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07-01-2007, 11:44 PM | #2 |
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Wind the whole 3ft piece of piano wire tightly together, WARNING! if you use a motorized device to wind and are using your hand stop when there is about 1 or 2 inches left or the end will tear up your fingers. You should have about a 1 inch coil. I wanted 4 -1" long springs. I grabbed the spring at each end and streached it out carefully to 5" then slid it over a tube and compressed it, it relaxed back to 4 inches or so. I cut the desired 1" springs from the 4" spring. Use the whole piece of piano wire and remember how much you streach it out and you can duplicate the springs. I like the .020, I have a complete set of .015 .020 .025 soft to firm. MikeP Last edited by Mike Poulson; 07-01-2007 at 11:48 PM. |
08-11-2007, 07:29 PM | #3 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado
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Nice, how are they holding up?
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08-13-2007, 12:25 AM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SLC
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| They are holding up nice, been running them for a while now. I replaced the silicone tube for shock stops on the outside with some .025 springs. Also still running internal springs. Setup works good for me. |
08-13-2007, 08:09 AM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where it's wet
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Nice Mike Love the battery tray too.
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08-13-2007, 11:50 AM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I have a specialty shop in town here and I found a very nice selection of internal springs. I would be more than happy to send you a set or two if needed. I am using them for my setup I am testing now.
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08-13-2007, 07:36 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SLC
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| Thanks Gimbal, I got the battery pretty low in fact I am thinking of a tray design made of delron so it will slide better Franky, thanks but I got this spring thing figured out and I always enjoy running stuff I made a little more than buying it. Mike |
02-12-2008, 11:05 PM | #8 |
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I guess I got lucky finding springs. There was a wide asst at Ace Hdwr store. |
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