Re: Javelin Coils
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Re: Javelin Coils



Joe,

Bigger wire diameter may not mean anything with aftermarket coils. Besides wire diameter, the specific alloy and coil spacing also plays into spring rate.

Matt

At 01:00 PM 9/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago that my 73
Javelin has a broken coil spring on the passenger side
front.  I will be replacing both front coils with new
aftermarket coils (I don't know the maker.) which I
bought in an Ebay auction some time ago.

The existing coil (passenger side) measures 0.655
inches in diameter (wire diameter).

The new coils both measure 0.688 inches.

I do plan to use these new coils, but I'm wondering if
anyone has the 1973 spring specifications to compare
the lbs/in of coil defection between the two sets.

These specs do not appear in the 1973 TSM.

Regards,
Joe Fulton

Salinas, CA

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