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Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« on: June 09 2005, 07:37:10 AM »
http://www.drivewire.com/performanceparts/intrax/buickttypeloweringsprings.html

Gary, you've done alot of homework on springs, what do you know about these?

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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #1 on: June 09 2005, 11:57:20 AM »
Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:37 am"
http://www.drivewire.com/performanceparts/intrax/buickttypeloweringsprings.html

Gary, you've done alot of homework on springs, what do you know about these?


They look nice - I like the description. Can ya get 'em in some other color besides purple?   :gaygiggle;
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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #2 on: June 09 2005, 09:48:02 PM »
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:57 am"
They look nice - I like the description. Can ya get 'em in some other color besides purple?

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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #3 on: June 09 2005, 10:10:27 PM »
Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:48 pm"
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:57 am"
They look nice - I like the description. Can ya get 'em in some other color besides purple?
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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #4 on: June 10 2005, 04:17:39 AM »
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:10 pm"
Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:48 pm"
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:57 am"
They look nice - I like the description. Can ya get 'em in some other color besides purple?

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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #5 on: June 18 2005, 12:10:34 AM »
Who cares what color they are ? Once they're in the car you can't see
them anyways. They look like a nice product, and the company sounds
reputable. (they refer racers to use other brands)  :cool;
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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #6 on: June 18 2005, 01:48:47 AM »
Quote from: "Recklessrob @ Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:10 pm"
Who cares what color they are ? Once they're in the car you can't see
them anyways. They look like a nice product, and the company sounds
reputable. (they refer racers to use other brands)

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Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #7 on: June 18 2005, 04:55:50 AM »
I need to dig up some old tech school notes. I had all the formulas for determining spring rate based on the amount of coils, diameter of the spring and the diameter of the coil itself, minus that and times that.
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Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
« Reply #8 on: July 15 2005, 10:45:33 AM »
Just my two cents on the subject...

Progressive rate springs were originally designed for cars like Cadillacs and Buicks. It is a spring that will hold up the car without being too soft or too harsh. They are not a good performance spring. They are a comfort type of spring, so they *may* have stated that they were for T Types on the assumption that T Types are not a performance car like the GN.

Natty, I have all those formulas as well if you need them.
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