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Mk1 escort 1300e lowering front

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Re: Mk1 escort 1300e lowering front 2018/12/08 20:56:51 (permalink)
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Only a slight increase if you haven't cut off many coils. Look up any mechanical engineering text book & you will find the formula that's shown here:
http://www.super7thheaven.co.uk/blog/calculate-spring-rates/
Note that 'N' (number of active coils) is under the divide line, so halve the number of active coils & the rate will double. 
 
 
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