royjones
Trucker upper
heck
Heck just put them own and go rock humpin 10-4 lol
Heck just put them own and go rock humpin 10-4 lol
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64" rear swap
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Fred_M1010
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Nice 64" swap write-up
But when it comes to physics, I advice you to redo your home-work
I'm not saying he's lying, but I think he simplified it some...
I think he means that they can make it more resistant to wrap indirectly because of the length, but not due to the length itself.
A longer spring IS softer
But because it is softer, you CAN add more leaves and make it wider/thicker without making it superstiff.
And it's the stiffness close to the axle that counts when we want to avoid wrap.
Since the rotating force from the axle (torque) gets less and less the longer from the centerpin.
Another thing I'd like to point out when it comes to eliminating axle-wrap is the stock staggered shock mounts.
Many people tend to rearrange their shocks inwards,
but I think that can increase the risk for axle-wrap.
In my experience you don't need superlong shocks in the rear, you can get a decent flex with 11-12" shocks, and thats possible with stock shock-mounts.
I hope this made at least some sense, English isn't my native language
But when it comes to physics, I advice you to redo your home-work
This is not true.
You say that Wikipedia is a poor reference, but you completely trust the sales-pitch from a Ford employee in a commercial-video on youtube
I'm not saying he's lying, but I think he simplified it some...
I think he means that they can make it more resistant to wrap indirectly because of the length, but not due to the length itself.
A longer spring IS softer
But because it is softer, you CAN add more leaves and make it wider/thicker without making it superstiff.
And it's the stiffness close to the axle that counts when we want to avoid wrap.
Since the rotating force from the axle (torque) gets less and less the longer from the centerpin.
Another thing I'd like to point out when it comes to eliminating axle-wrap is the stock staggered shock mounts.
Many people tend to rearrange their shocks inwards,
but I think that can increase the risk for axle-wrap.
In my experience you don't need superlong shocks in the rear, you can get a decent flex with 11-12" shocks, and thats possible with stock shock-mounts.
I hope this made at least some sense, English isn't my native language
andyblack
Registered Loser
Fred, this is the best reply anyone has posted in this thread so far. I think you've put this debate to rest. Leave it to a Scandinavian's ingenuity to explain a hard concept. I'm sure there will be dissenters however.
DeviousK5
1/2 ton status
I love it when a completely good post turns into a vagina measuring contest. Keep it up boys , its great entertainment
George_Pimpdaddy
1/2 ton status
Well said!Nice 64" swap write-up
But when it comes to physics, I advice you to redo your home-work
This is not true.
You say that Wikipedia is a poor reference, but you completely trust the sales-pitch from a Ford employee in a commercial-video on youtube
I'm not saying he's lying, but I think he simplified it some...
I think he means that they can make it more resistant to wrap indirectly because of the length, but not due to the length itself.
A longer spring IS softer
But because it is softer, you CAN add more leaves and make it wider/thicker without making it superstiff.
And it's the stiffness close to the axle that counts when we want to avoid wrap.
Since the rotating force from the axle (torque) gets less and less the longer from the centerpin.
Another thing I'd like to point out when it comes to eliminating axle-wrap is the stock staggered shock mounts.
Many people tend to rearrange their shocks inwards,
but I think that can increase the risk for axle-wrap.
In my experience you don't need superlong shocks in the rear, you can get a decent flex with 11-12" shocks, and thats possible with stock shock-mounts.
I hope this made at least some sense, English isn't my native language
I love it when a completely good post turns into a vagina measuring contest. Keep it up boys , its great entertainment
Um, who's comparing vagina's?? there is a deep technical discussion going on . which is what this forum is for. Its a good tech right up with clear pictures but there's a difference in opinion about spring wrap VS spring length.
So please keep your stupid comments to yourself if you have nothing constructive to add to this thread. We have the lounge for those kind of post's I'm sure you'll find good company there
