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  • mod6f
    Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 71

    #1

    Rayburn Pullbar Spring

    Does anyone know the spring rate of the green Rayburn spring?

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    Fred Stuart
    USAF Retired
  • F22 RAPTOR
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 1023

    #2
    Originally posted by mod6f View Post
    Does anyone know the spring rate of the green Rayburn spring?

    Thanks
    I'm not sure of the rate, but I do know it is a spring designed for a "Punch Press" and you can get them from industrial supply catalogs. We switched to a Freeburg Racing components unit, which uses a big spring, like a 6th coil, and have been much happier. The Rayburn unit works, but is prone to spring breaks.
    "If racing were easy, everybody would do it."

    #77 Leon "Slick" Sells

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    • ev36rayburn
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 852

      #3
      raptor, could you tell me more about the unit from freeburgs?

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      • F22 RAPTOR
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2010
        • 1023

        #4
        Originally posted by ev36rayburn View Post
        raptor, could you tell me more about the unit from freeburgs?
        The length is the same as the Rayburn unit, but instead of the small(punch press) spring it uses a larger 2-1/2 i.d. spring like you would use on a 6th coil. We ran our pull unit a little different than standard. We mounted ours further forward on the pumpkin and we found we liked the long pull bar setup best, but we had success with the freeburg unit in both long and short(std. length) configuration.

        Gary Freeburg Racing Products
        1-309-444-3800 Cell
        1-309-444-9648 Shop
        "If racing were easy, everybody would do it."

        #77 Leon "Slick" Sells

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        • racin6mod
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2008
          • 2172

          #5
          Originally posted by mod6f View Post
          Does anyone know the spring rate of the green Rayburn spring?

          Thanks
          1,800 pounds ,we always ran the longer green spring.they are punch die springs made by danely.the problem is die springs is they are designed to opperate with in 25% of ther over all free length.so coil binding them kills the life of the spring going to the longer one helped.I got ours at MSC tool supply a large industial supply company.enco also has them.


          I double checked my notes the spring is 1,800 pounds cost $14.85 each.
          Last edited by racin6mod; 11-21-2010, 09:46 PM.

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          • stevo
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2008
            • 622

            #6
            I think both coil bind that is how they work best when they go solid

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            • F22 RAPTOR
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2010
              • 1023

              #7
              Originally posted by stevo View Post
              I think both coil bind that is how they work best when they go solid
              Perhaps, but it would be far better to shim the unit so the unit goes solid instead of coil binding the spring. Coil bind is a negative to any spring's life/intended design and a short cut to thinking in my view.
              "If racing were easy, everybody would do it."

              #77 Leon "Slick" Sells

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              • CBGarage
                Member
                • Aug 2008
                • 69

                #8
                The green spring we got from Rayburn was 2,300lbs. The blue one was 800lbs.

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