Quote Originally Posted by chilort View Post
So, if a 5 coil spring has a spring rate of 100lbs/in and a 10 coil spring has a spring rate of 100lbs/in and you compress both springs 1 inch you don't get 100lbs of force effectively pushing back in the opposite direction from both springs? I think you've been reading a little too much Honda tuning.
No, guess i should have said all other things being equal. Take a 10 coil 100lb/in spring and cut it in half so it is 5 coils. Now when you compress it 1 inch and it will take alot more than 100lbs. Might be double, don't remember if it is a linear relationship. Been 10 years since i've done the calulations.