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Old 12-15-2011, 12:03 AM   #71
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Originally Posted by Dimman View Post
Is there a formula for determining a spring's 'fitted' rate? (The one based on the mounting angle, not wheel rate which is the leverage thing.)
Umm... Could you explain what exactly it is that you're trying to figure out? I think there's a bit of a language barrier as it were.

If you're asking what I think you're asking it's just trigonometry and it's included wheel rate. If your spring is 10deg from vertical, the effective spring rate at the lower attachment point would be k*cos(10deg). The same thing would apply to damper forces as well.
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