Has anyone used W codes?
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If you remove material from a spring or change it’s length it will change the spring rate but the rate is still linear. . If you add a cam to the mechanism it can make it progressive. Or if you were using a coil spring you can make the spring progressive by changing the coil spacing along the length of the spring since this changes the segment length.
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Cargo Master
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Not trigger pull. I made springs. Flat and v shaped. Coil, too, but not often. A few clock like springs here and there. All shaped by hand, heat treated and the proofed. Measuring rate was part and parcel. But none of them were buggy springs like on our trucks. Different animals, i guess.
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Hey Bion. I have W codes on the front and Modded C codes on the rear of my Ex. I like the combination very much. Ordered them from Ace Ford. Did the work in the driveway about a year ago. If you need to go for a test drive let me know.
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I have the W code up front and F code in the rear of my Ex. Suspensions are funny. We change parts from the factory because of 'fill in the reason', and almost always, it ends up better. Better is of course subjective.
That said, I do like my setup, I also have a Hard Notch Custom's bumper, a 11.5k winch in the front and Bilstein 5100s (single). It does ride like a truck. I think it rides better (not be cause its mine, but its just nicer over the cracks and bumps and that could be directly related to sidewall height and wheel dia.) than my brothers supercharged Range Rover.
That said, I do like my setup, I also have a Hard Notch Custom's bumper, a 11.5k winch in the front and Bilstein 5100s (single). It does ride like a truck. I think it rides better (not be cause its mine, but its just nicer over the cracks and bumps and that could be directly related to sidewall height and wheel dia.) than my brothers supercharged Range Rover.
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what confuses many people and is really a disservice to the entire aftermarket is leaf springs are marketed as "progressive" when in fact the spring rate is Linear.
what is "progressive" about these springs is the individual spring lengths as you can see.
what has happened as a result is many people confuse "progressive length" to mean the same as "progressive rate"
what is "progressive" about these springs is the individual spring lengths as you can see.
what has happened as a result is many people confuse "progressive length" to mean the same as "progressive rate"
Bion, with the W's running in between the V's and the X's, as I used to say years ago when I first did my V's, I wish I had gone with the W's, just because. Then, about 5 years later Tom "WE3ZS" did his modded X's and I decided I liked that even better, LOL!
I think you'll like the W's a lot.
Stewart
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