Does anyone here know how to calculate the change in spring rate that occurs when you chop a spring?
The reason why I ask is that I have a pike 454 dual air U-turn that has felt horrible since day 1, and after dealing with it for 3 years, I want to go coil. I have a couple boxxer springs that I intend to cut down since I don't think RockShox makes a spring stiff enough for me. The red boxxer spring is 50 in/lbs, right? Could I get 70 in/lbs out of it? Do I need to injinere an air/coil combo to get close to that? I am 220lbs, and am looking for no more than 20% sag. And I want to spend less than $10 on this.
Every helps would most be triumphantly appreciate
The reason why I ask is that I have a pike 454 dual air U-turn that has felt horrible since day 1, and after dealing with it for 3 years, I want to go coil. I have a couple boxxer springs that I intend to cut down since I don't think RockShox makes a spring stiff enough for me. The red boxxer spring is 50 in/lbs, right? Could I get 70 in/lbs out of it? Do I need to injinere an air/coil combo to get close to that? I am 220lbs, and am looking for no more than 20% sag. And I want to spend less than $10 on this.
Every helps would most be triumphantly appreciate