RE: Tires is now Cornering

["Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)" <kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bill Hussey [SMTP:vfrboy@home.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 01, 2000 1:48 PM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Tires is now Cornering
> 
> The stock springs are not progressive, so by cutting them you are not
> increasing
> spring rate at all.  This setup does nothing for reducing brake dive?
> 
Cutting linear rate springs will increase the spring rate. Look at it this
way. If you unwind a spring so that it is basically a straight rod, and cut
that rod in half, it would take much more force to bend than if the rod were
twice as long.

Kevin Ng
97 GLX Windsor Blue