Posted by Chriscase @ San Diego on Thursday, January 03, 2008 at 22:20:20 :
In Reply to: Link posted by Paul (in NY) on Thursday, January 03, 2008 at 22:02:42 :
I think Wilwood has dumbed down their explanation.
Start by seeing how much weight you need to hang on a return spring in order to get it to stretch to it's installed length. One gallon of maple syrup weighs aboout 9 pounds. But you know the SG to the .01%?
A 1 1/8" piston has .98 sq in, so only 9.8 pounds of pressure at 10 psi. Return springs have lots more 'power' than that- I'd guess 2-3 times.
Plus, how would you maintain any 'balance' in shoe return location with the stepped wheels cylinders on FFPWs?
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