spring rates

[A Gower]

what are all the actual spring rates in lbs for the mr4tc ssg.

the chart on cml is wrong because it says associated silvers are 12.93lbs when they are 14lbs

[sosidge]

The chart on CML isn't wrong - it's measured rates from springs in stock.

Just goes to show how much variance there is in individual springs off the production line - CML also measured the Yokomo springs to be in a different order to what Yokomo themselves say!

[A Gower]

my mistake thanks anyway

[Chris Kerswell]

Chart on CML?! - where?

[sosidge]

On this page

http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml_hint.htm

[Bosscat]

So where do the kit springs fit on the spring chart?

[sosidge]

The kit springs are the Yokomo Silver YS-14525, they're listed on the CML chart.

Although the CML rates are "real", there are a few things that should be noted though.

They don't come out in Yokomo's published order - what makes it stranger is that a spring with more coils (Yellow), comes out stiffer than a spring with fewer (Green) - whereas a spring with more coils should be softer, if it's made of the same material. My gut feeling is that CML picked a "bad" pair of Yellow for their test.

The other rates are more in line with what you should expect.

Another funny one is the kit Silver springs. Word is that they don't fit in with the coloured springs, because they're made of a different material. Apparently it's best to just set the car up with the coloured springs - you'll see that Yokomo don't list stainless on the spring chart you get with the spare spring sets.

[AzNDRAGster]

I heard that the stock silver springs are the yellow ones with the powder coating removed. ???

[sosidge]

They're not, count the coils.