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Old 11-26-03, 04:10 PM
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Springs are designed to give a max load at solid (closed)
example: it takes 250lbs to compress the springs to closed (full compressed)
The amount of preload put on the spring will just reduce the travel of the spring
It still will handle the same amount of load from a drop

Just my .02 cents from a spring design engineer
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