Dumb question du jour . . . .
1. EVERYbody says "don't do it... Get the right weight spring."
2. My understanding is the term "10-lb spring" is not a spring rate label, but that of force at full compression.
3. Whatever the spring rate is ...(lbs/in compression) that rate is a constant.
4. So if a 2-lb rate spring is fully compressed in 5 inches travel, that spring is labeled "a 10-lb spring"
QUESTION:
Why Can't that 2-lb rate spring be cut 1/2" inch to become a "9-lb spring" ?
1. EVERYbody says "don't do it... Get the right weight spring."
2. My understanding is the term "10-lb spring" is not a spring rate label, but that of force at full compression.
3. Whatever the spring rate is ...(lbs/in compression) that rate is a constant.
4. So if a 2-lb rate spring is fully compressed in 5 inches travel, that spring is labeled "a 10-lb spring"
QUESTION:
Why Can't that 2-lb rate spring be cut 1/2" inch to become a "9-lb spring" ?