Re: stock spring rates in an early 83 UrQ?

[Whitson <whitson2@gte.net>]

Martin Pajak wrote:
> 
> When I cut through them to get the 4k spring seats for the 5kt struts I found
> them to be as soft as regular mild steel.  Did not have to use 10 cutting discs
> or anything like that. Cutting effort will usually tell you how soft the steel is.
> 
> I can also perform Rockwell hardness test when I am back in school and will let
> you know.
> Just out of curiosity.
> 
> Cheers
> --
> Martin Pajak

That would be interesting to know. The retempering is a question I've
had about the
welding after looking at the Bentley also. Seems it would be tempered in
some way
due to the stresses placed on it. I think a good machine shop would
probably be
able to tell us about who, how, and what-ever-else, unless someone on
the list knows?
This question( and others ), time, money and more money are keeping me
from doing all
that I want to as quickly as I want to. Did I mention time ?
After seeing Martin's 5-bolt conversion I've been looking for an '86 or
later 5kt.

-- 
Whitson
'86 4KCSQ