[s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 9, Issue 89 - Spring Measurements: Eibach/Stock/Audi Euro

[Mike Claire]

Larry:  Where'd you get the spacers?  I just ordered
Eibachs from Shox.com and ordered the 10mm spacers for
Bilsteins.  Got no idea if that's the best route yet. 
ECS has 13mm and 20mm available if I remember right.



--- Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:
> I'd agree with Steve here, although the springs look
> progressive,
> they seem completely compressed (dead) in the car,
> rear only.
> So, they're function is linear, unless the car
> undergoes a whoop
> that causes a full (or nearly full) droop. 
> 
> BTW, finally measured my scale as to the drop.
> Steve's measurements
> on the front are dead on, I measure 37 mm (1.5
> inches) drop, front and
> rear, HOWEVER, I am using spacers in the rear. I am
> running a sedan 
> on sedan springs, though. 
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> 
> > ------------------------------
> > 
> > Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:10:24 -0700
> > From: "Voits" <voits at comcast.net>
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Spring Measurements:
> Eibach/Stock/Audi Euro
> >         Sport
> > To: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>,
> >         <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Message-ID:
> <EMEMJCJLNLMPIMEEDMACKEBLCLAA.voits at comcast.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;       
> charset="iso-8859-1"
> > 
> > In the working range they are linear.  In the
> pre-load range the 
> > rears
> > especially are non-linear due to the inactive
> coils that get 
> > compressed
> > together by about 300-500 lbs force.  Above that
> point they are 
> > linear.
> > S.
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: Mark Strangways
> [mailto:Strangconst at rogers.com]
> >   Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 8:57 PM
> >   To: voits at comcast.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> >   Subject: Re: [s-cars] Spring Measurements:
> Eibach/Stock/Audi Euro 
> > Sport
> > 
> > 
> >   Very nice...
> >   But I thought the Eibachs are a progressive rate
> spring.
> >   Mine sure look that way.
> >   Mark S
> > 
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     From: Voits
> >     To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>
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