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Jimidan
Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 09:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Does anyone know how Penske Hypercoil springs are rated. I have one with 400 and 7 stamped on it in white numbers, and I believe that the 7 is the number of inches long it is. I can guess that the 400 is the number of pounds/inch it is rated at, but I don't know that.

The Penske web site is no help to me, but maybe I am not looking in the right place. Most shock springs I have had in the past have been in Kg/mm. Does any one have a conversion table handy that could be helpful, if in fact the 400 is in lbs/in? I can figure it out, but a chart would be nice too. Assuming that it is 400 lbs/in:

181.81 Kg = 400 lbs.
25.4 mm = 1"

So, 400 lbs./inch = 7.16 Kg/mm

Correct?

Jimidan
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Henrik
Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jim; your math looks right to me. What bike is that spring for? I have a 700 lbs/inch spring on my S2. I originally had a 650 lbs/inch spring in there, but felt I needed a bit more spring for 2-up w/ luggage.

I have the old 650 lbs spring for sale;
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=21&post=670183#POST67 0183

Henrik
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