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Re: Chopped springs
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Tue, 18 January 2005 14:40
 
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The stiffness of a spring is a function of wire thickness, coil diameter and number of coils. Less coils means a stiffer rate, so yes chopping your springs makes it stiffer. The problem is people tend to chop way too much, and while the spring rate increases it doesn't increase enough to counteract the decreased spring travel. On top of this, most people who chop their springs don't replace the shocks so the valving is all wrong, hence bouncy-bouncy.
Note that chopping a spring can be a legitimate modification in some circumstances, but only if done in moderation (eg removing a single coil). Problems occur when dodgy bastards go nuts with the angle grinder, which accounts for 99% of chopped springs out there unfortunately.
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Chopped springs
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Intensevil | Tue, 18 January 2005 14:01 |
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Norbie | Tue, 18 January 2005 14:40 |
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dizzy | Wed, 19 January 2005 14:45 |
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styler | Thu, 20 January 2005 10:04 |
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bbaacchhyy | Thu, 20 January 2005 10:14 |
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vsvsicks | Fri, 21 January 2005 12:15 |
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hokey | Fri, 21 January 2005 10:28 |
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gr8r-x | Fri, 21 January 2005 23:41 |
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Intensevil | Fri, 21 January 2005 10:46 |
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Norbie | Sat, 22 January 2005 08:39 |
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BillusMcFlunday | Sun, 23 January 2005 05:57 |
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hokey | Sun, 23 January 2005 11:19 |
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styler | Sun, 23 January 2005 14:02 |
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gold28 | Mon, 24 January 2005 23:30 |
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gr8r-x | Tue, 25 January 2005 06:44 |
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TurboRA28 | Mon, 24 January 2005 23:43 |
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oldcorollas | Tue, 25 January 2005 00:00 |
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hokey | Mon, 24 January 2005 23:54 |
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oldcorollas | Tue, 25 January 2005 00:04 |
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ozaristov300 | Tue, 25 January 2005 01:25 |
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TurboRA28 | Tue, 25 January 2005 01:34 |
