Hi everyone,
As I'm seeking out info for lifting my 17 JKUR, I keep hitting a wall with decisions on springs. So... I came up with an idea for the community to use. Since I have all the equipment to do it, along with data processing and display tools, I figured I'd run it by you all. (especially Wayoflife, as I don't want to step on manufacturer/sponsor toes!!!)
What I'm proposing is making an excel file that displays the selected spring rate profile for the selected spring model and length. I would be getting this data by loading the springs in set of fixtures I will machine on a servohydraulic test rig, and recording force data in relation to the amount the spring is being compressed.
This data will let you see what actual lift of a set of springs is at the load your Jeep will have, and let you compare stiffness of springs, without needing to install them yourself to find out! There are all sorts of ways to use this info.
Since the springs would not be constrained from rotation in this setup, rateso may be slightly lower, but it would be consistent across all test runs.
I'd happily do this for free, and how I'd envision it working is as follows:
Ship me one front and rear spring.
I run the test.
I ship them back, or scrap them, if you are done with them.
Since I'd only have one side of spring pairs, there is no value in me keeping them.
I would ship back via a discounted UPS account, insured.
I would then update my post with the m
ost recent iteration of the excel file with the new data, a screenshot of the file with all spring ploys overplayed (for those who can't open a .xls file) and hope for more springs.
What do you think? Right now I need springs for the 35s I just bought to be able to be run, so I'd love to jump on this ASAP.
Thanks for all the info I've found here, and hopefully the powers that be let this project move forward. I'd love to give back to the community with what I can!
As I'm seeking out info for lifting my 17 JKUR, I keep hitting a wall with decisions on springs. So... I came up with an idea for the community to use. Since I have all the equipment to do it, along with data processing and display tools, I figured I'd run it by you all. (especially Wayoflife, as I don't want to step on manufacturer/sponsor toes!!!)
What I'm proposing is making an excel file that displays the selected spring rate profile for the selected spring model and length. I would be getting this data by loading the springs in set of fixtures I will machine on a servohydraulic test rig, and recording force data in relation to the amount the spring is being compressed.
This data will let you see what actual lift of a set of springs is at the load your Jeep will have, and let you compare stiffness of springs, without needing to install them yourself to find out! There are all sorts of ways to use this info.
Since the springs would not be constrained from rotation in this setup, rateso may be slightly lower, but it would be consistent across all test runs.
I'd happily do this for free, and how I'd envision it working is as follows:
Ship me one front and rear spring.
I run the test.
I ship them back, or scrap them, if you are done with them.
Since I'd only have one side of spring pairs, there is no value in me keeping them.
I would ship back via a discounted UPS account, insured.
I would then update my post with the m
ost recent iteration of the excel file with the new data, a screenshot of the file with all spring ploys overplayed (for those who can't open a .xls file) and hope for more springs.
What do you think? Right now I need springs for the 35s I just bought to be able to be run, so I'd love to jump on this ASAP.
Thanks for all the info I've found here, and hopefully the powers that be let this project move forward. I'd love to give back to the community with what I can!
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