Re: Heavy Duty Springs for 105/115 Series

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

Is Alan Ward still selling springs?--Anyone know?


--- "charles.slayman" <Charles.Slayman@domain.elided> wrote:
> 	Ben Bishop asked about the details of the Ward and Dean Street
> Springs for
> the 105/115 series.  Here are my notes from the units I installed on
> my '89
> Spider along with a set of Shankle Sports that I also measured (sorry
> for the
> mixed mode English/metric).
> 
> 			W&D	Shankle Factory
> 			Street	Sport
> 			========================
> FRONT
> Wire Diameter		21mm	17mm	16mm
> Windings		6 1/2	 5 7/8	6 7/8
> Wind Diameter		137mm	135mm	136mm
> Height (Unload)	10"	11.5"	12.5"
> 
> REAR
> Wire Diameter		13mm	13mm	12mm
> Windings		12 1/3	14	12.25
> Wind Diameter		111mm	116mm	116mm
> Height (Unload)	14"	15 5/8"	18.5
> 
> 	I don't know the tensile strength of the steel used on each set and
> I
> won't even hazard a guess at the spring rates.  Perhaps if someone on
> the list
> has that, they can share it with the rest of us.  I'd also be
> interested in
> other domestic HD springs (Centerline and Rugh?) as well as non-US
> centric
> parts. 
> 	Does anyone know what the spring rates (kg/cm or lb/in) are for any
> of these?
> 	 Cheers,
> Charlie
> 
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