2018 Ram 2500
At present am towing a 31foot 5TH with a 20016 Chevy 2500 HD 6.0, 6sp, 4.10 gears. Was looking at a new Ran 2500 6.4L and noticed that the truck has coil springs on the rear. What are the advantage/d...
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Coil springs vs leaf springs...
Really no difference in function...they both hold up weight and manage the up/down movement
Leaf springs do serve other duties that coils can NOT...they locate the axle for/aft and left/right. Where as coils can NOT and needs other components to manage that...'links' are a common one
Coil springs 'twist' just like 'torsion' spring bars. The why that their pitch varies on some designs to provide varying weight ratings during it's travel. Lead springs do that with leaf lengths, thicknesses, widths, tapers, etc.
While in college, the company working for part time, won a a contract to install the UPS system for NORAD's center (think War Games, the movie)
The whole center was on a platform mounted on huge coil springs. IIRC, about 8 feet in dia and over one story tall. Each battery cell weighed in around 350 lbs making up 480 Volts DC and the inverter chopped it to AC
Meaning that coils can hold up many, many tons if designed for it
Really no difference in function...they both hold up weight and manage the up/down movement
Leaf springs do serve other duties that coils can NOT...they locate the axle for/aft and left/right. Where as coils can NOT and needs other components to manage that...'links' are a common one
Coil springs 'twist' just like 'torsion' spring bars. The why that their pitch varies on some designs to provide varying weight ratings during it's travel. Lead springs do that with leaf lengths, thicknesses, widths, tapers, etc.
While in college, the company working for part time, won a a contract to install the UPS system for NORAD's center (think War Games, the movie)
The whole center was on a platform mounted on huge coil springs. IIRC, about 8 feet in dia and over one story tall. Each battery cell weighed in around 350 lbs making up 480 Volts DC and the inverter chopped it to AC
Meaning that coils can hold up many, many tons if designed for it
