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Old 01-17-2002, 10:22 AM   #8
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Quote:
Originally posted by Gasoline Fumes

Cutting a spring will increase the spring rate, as long as it's an active coil you cut.
How did you come about that? Cutting a coil off a spring with a standard spring rate will not change the spring rate. To change a spring rate you have to make the metal stiffer or put more coils into the spring.
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