Does the cutting of a spring make it softer or harder?

Threaded Mode | Linear Mode

Does the cutting of a spring make it softer or harder?

05-05-2006, 01:38 PM

Post: #8

Apolan Offline

Posting Freak

Posts: 2,063
Joined: Nov 2004
Reputation: 0

true. thats why many have the bottoming effect.. if you have a spring with 5 coils, and it is 50 cm's long and has a springrate of 2 cm/kg.

Cutting one coil off, will shorten the spring for 10 cm's but only raising the spring rate for 1/5 th. so the "new" spring wil have 40 cm's and a springrate of 2.4cm/kg.

Thats how i understood the theory. Correct me if im wrong.

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Messages In This Thread

Does the cutting of a spring make it softer or harder? - cj - 05-05-2006, 12:12 PM

[] - Knudsen - 05-05-2006, 12:14 PM

[] - Eircamae86 - 05-05-2006, 12:37 PM

[] - Dorito86 - 05-05-2006, 01:00 PM

[] - Mux213 - 05-05-2006, 01:17 PM

[] - Apolan - 05-05-2006, 01:32 PM

[] - SekiguchiUeno - 05-05-2006, 01:33 PM

[] - Apolan - 05-05-2006 01:38 PM

[] - dAYTONA - 05-05-2006, 01:38 PM

[] - cj - 05-09-2006, 05:36 PM

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Anyone know what this plug does?	Super86	3	6,136	08-01-2016 03:57 PM Last Post: Nakilad
	SOME 4AG valve spring specs	oldeskewltoy	5	13,235	05-04-2015 01:17 PM Last Post: Project D
	clutch pedal return spring	Eifelaner	2	7,110	09-06-2013 10:21 AM Last Post: Apsogos
	How does the 4age AFM system work?	heshan	22	23,566	12-20-2012 05:01 AM Last Post: heshan
	P-valve CLOSED --> Stiffer spring will do it :)	Dino86	1	3,168	04-05-2012 04:17 PM Last Post: Dino86

User(s) browsing this thread: 5 Guest(s)

Poll: If you cut a spring, the newly shortened spring will be
	stiffer
	softer