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Springs for steel chassis V6 Marcos

Springs for steel chassis V6 Marcos

2019-01-14 by hide809rig169@...

Working on chassis, curious on springs. Removed the shocks and springs from shocks. Front; 12 inch free length, .475 inch wire diameter, 14 coils. Front springs have no give, could probably support a locomotive, probably wrong springs. Online calculate; 252 pound per inch of movement. Rear springs; 12 inch free length, .400 inch wire diameter, 13 coils. Online calculator; 148 pounds per inch of movement. Rear springs had give, could be correct. Question, what springs should a steel chassis Marcos have with a V6? Thank you for the information. Steve V. Marcos in Arizona USA

Re: [MarcosManiacs] Springs for steel chassis V6 Marcos

2019-01-14 by Denman Mike

Most of the coil springs from the UK that I have run across have the actual spring rate engraved in the top/bottom of the spring. My car is a 1800 GT (wood chassis/Volvo 4 cylinder) so the springs may be different. As I recall, the stock springs were 150-160 in the rear and 225 in the front.
Mike Denman
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> On Jan 13, 2019, at 4:42 PM, hide809rig169@... [MarcosManiacs] <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Working on chassis, curious on springs.  Removed the shocks and springs from shocks.  Front;  12 inch free length, .475 inch wire diameter, 14 coils.  Front springs have no give, could probably support a locomotive, probably wrong springs.  Online calculate; 252 pound per inch of movement.  Rear springs;  12 inch free length, .400 inch wire diameter, 13 coils.  Online calculator; 148 pounds per inch of movement.  Rear springs had give, could be correct.  Question, what springs should a steel chassis Marcos have with a V6?  Thank you for the information.  Steve V.  Marcos in Arizona USA
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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Springs for steel chassis V6 Marcos

2019-01-14 by Denman Mike

Free length is 12”.
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> On Jan 14, 2019, at 2:44 PM, hide809rig169@yahoo.com [MarcosManiacs] <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Mike,  Thank you for the reply.  Springs on car are old, paint has long worn off, no markings.  Do you know what the free length of your springs are?  Steve V.
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