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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: gordyzx9r on June 09 2005, 07:37:10 AM

Title: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: gordyzx9r 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?
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: SuperSix 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;
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: gordyzx9r 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?
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: SuperSix 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?
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: gordyzx9r 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?
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: Recklessrob 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;
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: gordyzx9r 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)
Title: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: 87natty 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.
Title: Re: Intrax Progressive Rate Springs?
Post by: Racer X 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.