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Old 03-23-2017, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Slapmaster6000
This isn't really fit for human consumption, but I did take the time to measure side springs to rate them. I wanted to debunk whether springs were progressive or linear in their compression. Turns out that conical and cydrical (sp) have a linear rate. Unless you own a progressively wound spring, then you'd get a progressive rate. This chart shows visually how the springs I had in stock rate against each other.
The most interesting thing here I see is how close so many springs are yet many of us swap between them looking for that perfect feel. Also interesting how far apart the CRC 45 and CRC 50 springs actually are.
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