Author Topic: WANTED in UK: 200LBS/IN coilspring or less (Read 4856 times)

junkster · « **on:** December 13, 2004, 11:29:11 pm »

200LBS/IN coilspring or less wanted for my modified Girvin ODS front shock - anything considered. (I currently have one from a rear Smartshock)

kiwi · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2004, 09:44:47 am »

THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I POST THIS ADVICE!!!!

Go to your local "spring" place,take your old spring,they will wind whatever you like at a good price too.

junkster · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2004, 10:25:12 am »

hi Kiwi - THANKS [smiley=diaper.gif] [smiley=nod.gif]
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As ya know I do all my bike mods on the cheap so I am a little dubious about getting one made custom, when someone in the UK might have one for under a £10. Surely to have one made it would be nearer £30. (since new speed springs used to cost £40 - well from memory I think this was the cost).

Anyway - won't find out unless I check it out so cheers, will let you know how I get on - now where to look. hmmmmmm

D [smiley=turtle.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]

will · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2004, 12:59:23 pm »

Your local spring place

That's where I go to get fresh H20... Never heard of such a thing in this part of the world.

I'll have to check into that as well

kiwi · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2004, 05:34:47 pm »

i found my Local spring placewhen op sent our trans pacific crosslink with a couple of springs of unknown rate.I looked in the yellow pages and found there was a spring manufacturere just down the road from my work place.He measured and maybe weighed my(OP's) springs and gave me two printouts.At that time he said he could wind anything even a progressive.It may be more than 10 quid but dont forget you are cutting out probably two middlemen AND you are getting exactly what you want.He will even wind what he would call overated(prolly all mtb springs are overrated and save some weight!...

will · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2004, 08:31:09 am »

Kiwi,

Hat's off to you. Sure enough. There's a spring winder right here in town.
Minimum order is $80 USD so I'll pass. Couldn't I just get a spring from some aftermarket folks for less that that? There must be a way...

kiwi · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2004, 05:26:10 pm »

yeah will somebody somewhere will have just what you need....the trick is to find it.Measure your springs,ie id,wire thickness,length,and number of coils,or at least know the id,length and rate and start looking...and try another spring place,,,sheesh 80 us....

junkster · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2004, 07:40:22 pm »

Hi all,
$80 - wow - £50ish for a spring?!! man that is more not that far off the price I paid for my frame alone! I haven't had any luck finding a place here in the south of England. Doh!! [smiley=diaper.gif]

D [smiley=beer.gif]

Simon · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2004, 11:47:39 pm »

Check out the yellow pages,
I'm also in the south of England
give these a try
Alliance spring
020 7607 3767
Morris spring
0121 522 4720
Simpson springs
0118 9786573
Also try CVI
TFtuning
and Mojo
they all do custom spring windings.
Simon.

will · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2004, 12:51:30 am »

Dear Kiwi, or anyone else who might know...

Does a 200#/in spring compress 1" under a 200# load?

Is this what is referred in shorthand as a "200lb" spring?

Thanks,
Will

Simon · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2004, 04:29:15 am »

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Dear Kiwi, or anyone else who might know...

Does a 200#/in spring compress 1" under a 200# load?

Is this what is referred in shorthand as a "200lb" spring?

Thanks,
Will

No.
The 200lb refers to the amount of force required to move it,
if a spring is marked 200x1 this means it requires 200lbs of weight to move it and to be used with a shock with 1" or less of shaft travel any more travel and the coils would bind together before full stroke is achieved (very bad).
Simon.

kiwi · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2004, 09:49:49 am »

ummm i thought that the spring rate was expressed in lbs per inch,so to me a 200 spring would be 200 lb per inch..simon does have a point though the spring travel must suit your shock,which is why you need to take your old spring to the winders(if you did go that route)Correct me if i am wrong tho simon!

Simon · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2004, 09:28:45 pm »

I thought I was right but I must admit you have put doubt in my mind,did find this in mbuk,though even they can get things wrong,

Simon.

shovelon · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2004, 02:37:30 am »

Whhhhhaaaaaat?

They have the sag reference all wrong. If the travel is 1.55 inches(39.37 mm) and the sag is 51 mm, then the sag would blow right through the travel.

Phew, had me perplexed for a while.

Terry

Simon · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2004, 02:58:18 am »

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,did find this in mbuk,though even they can get things wrong,

See what I mean [smiley=laughing.gif]they also got the amount of turns wrong on the preload but thats another story.
Simon

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