WARNING: gimpy weight-saving thread!!!
OK so I already have a 450lb ti spring, but it's a 2.75" one, and my shock is only 2.5". Now since (apart from its prettiness) the only point in having a ti spring is to save weight it strikes me that I (in theory) have 10% more spring than I need. Current spring weighs 360g, so I should (again, in theory) be able to find a 2.5" one that is more like 330g?
Now I've been scouring ebay and various forums for a while, and had no luck so far. So does anyone know whether any company has made such a spring.
FWIW I need it to fit a DHX5 - my current one is an RCS and fits fine, though it rubs a tiny bit if not centred properly - doesn't bother me though. Free length is 150mm.
I also happen to have a 3" RCS spring to hand, here's how that compares:
3" x 450 (168mm free length) = 417g
2.75" x 450 (150mm free length) = 360g
That trend suggests that I could see a 2.5" spring coming in at around 300g. Though TBH I think what the figures actually mean is that the 3" spring is a 3.25" spring and I am mistaken
OK so I already have a 450lb ti spring, but it's a 2.75" one, and my shock is only 2.5". Now since (apart from its prettiness) the only point in having a ti spring is to save weight it strikes me that I (in theory) have 10% more spring than I need. Current spring weighs 360g, so I should (again, in theory) be able to find a 2.5" one that is more like 330g?
Now I've been scouring ebay and various forums for a while, and had no luck so far. So does anyone know whether any company has made such a spring.
FWIW I need it to fit a DHX5 - my current one is an RCS and fits fine, though it rubs a tiny bit if not centred properly - doesn't bother me though. Free length is 150mm.
I also happen to have a 3" RCS spring to hand, here's how that compares:
3" x 450 (168mm free length) = 417g
2.75" x 450 (150mm free length) = 360g
That trend suggests that I could see a 2.5" spring coming in at around 300g. Though TBH I think what the figures actually mean is that the 3" spring is a 3.25" spring and I am mistaken