Originally Posted by
IThaJokaI
I need to know the weight of the back half of a 240... Or in other terms, rear axle weight(the weight the axle supports.) I know my bed is a lot lighter than a 240, but how much is what I need to know. Because your cars compress a coilover due to their weight. And they are so low when spun down because of that. But if you have a 500lb/in spring and you take 500lbs off the rear, you will be 1" higher than when you still had that 500lbs...
So Im trying to determine if I will be able to spin the coils with my rear axle weight to be as low as I want.
you're using crazy minitruck slang
no one knows what the hell you mean by spun down or spin the coils...
I'm also wondering what it is that you are picturing in your head when you think of the coilovers.
Its as if you think the spring sits on the chassis of the car. If that is the case, you are mistaken. You can take the whole coilover off the car and it won't effect the ride hight it is set at. The spring rate doesn't affect ride hight like you think it will. You are right as far as how much weight does it take to compress the spring, however that doesn't have shit to do with the ride hight the coilover is set at.
Step back a sec and think of how a coilover works. Not a mcpherson (sp?) strut, or a screw over ebay coilover or anything like that, but a real coilover. I'm pretty sure that once you figure that part out, you'll realize that you're asking a pointless question.
you also ought to look up what the common spring rates are for the popular coilovers. That should lead you to the answer you are looking for...