Alright,I sat down and sharpened my pencil, grabbed my calculator and worked on that math homework you gave me.I came up with some spring rates that I feel pretty comfortable with but I have a few questions about your equation.The first question I have is with determining the amount of droop the shock has.I assume you were referring to the ammount the shock should be compressed at ride height to get the shocks in their "sweet spot".So I determined that my shock travel is 4.25" and with a 60/40 setup I am required to compress the shock 40% to put it in its "sweet spot"the ammount the shock collapsed was 1.70".I used 1.70" for x when figuring maximum spring rate.Is this the correct way to figure for x. I then took the remainder of travel left to fully compress the shock (4.25-1.70=2.55).I used 2.55 for x when figuring minimum spring rate.Was this correct.Using the above numbers I arrived at a maximum front spring rate of 713#/in. and a minimum front spring rate of 475#/in. What is the best way to detirmine which spring rate to use?Should I avg. the two spring rates and use the one in the middle? I kind of feel like im missing somthing,should the springs be compressed 40% as well. I really appriciate you taking the time to help.
|