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SUSPENSION SPRINGS

HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION SPRINGS DELIVER WINNING RESULTS!

In the demanding world of motorsports, quality coil suspension springs play a critical role. We may not be the biggest suspension spring supplier, but we are one of the best in the industry. Using primarily chrome vanadium or chrome silicon, every step of production is strictly controlled to produce a first class product, every time. Allow us to review your specifications and offer you a competitive quote.

Examples: high-performance racing to off-road sport springs, including ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, motorcycles, hot rods, muscle cars, pick-up trucks, and more.

CAPABILITIES

  • Up to .750″ wire size
  • Various wire materials
  • Optional services
    • Personalized color and labeling to showcase your personal branding
    • Special packaging
  • Bump springs
  • Standard and custom compression spring body shapes
  • Secondary processes & finishes
  • Engineering assistance with spring designs

DESIGNS RIGHT ON THE
RAGGED EDGE OF POSSIBILITY

CUSTOM SUSPENSION SPRINGS ENSURE FIT AND FUNCTION FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE APPLICATION.

RAPID RESPONSE RFQ

Submit an RFQ and MWS will review your specifications. Our team will recommend options to help control costs while retaining quality and precision, noting exceptions, if any, directly on your quote to flag concerns or suggest modifications.

HIGH CARBON WIRE

High carbon spring steels are the most commonly used of all materials. Try to use these materials in preference to others because they are least expensive, readily available, easy worked, and most popular. These materials are not satisfactory for high or low temperatures or for shock or impact loading.

Material Method of Manufacture • Chief Uses • Special Properties
Music Wire
ATSM 228
Cold drawn. High and uniform Tensile.
High quality springs and wire forms.
Hard Drawn
ATSM A 227
Cold drawn. Average stress applications.
Lower cost springs and wire forms.
High Tensile Hard Drawn
ATSM A 679
Cold drawn.
Higher quality springs and wire forms.
Oil Tempered
ATSM A 229
Cold drawn and heat treated before fabrication.
General purpose spring wire.
Carbon Valve
ATSM A 230
Cold drawn and heat treated before fabrication.
Good surface condition and uniform tensile.

ALLOY STEEL WIRE

The alloy spring steels have a definite place in the field of spring materials. Try to use these materials, particularly for conditions involving high stress and for applications where shock or impact loading occurs. Alloy spring steels can also withstand higher and lower temperatures than the high-carbon steels and are obtainable in either the annealed or pre-tempered conditions.

Material Method of Manufacture • Chief Uses • Special Properties
Chrome Vanadium
Chrome Vanadium
Cold drawn and heat treated before fabrication. Used for shock loads and moderately elevated temperatures.
Chrome Silicon
ASTM A401
Cold drawn and heat treated before fabrication. Used for shock loads and moderately elevated temperatures. (Mid-West Spring recommends that Chrome Silicon never be electro-plated.)

STAINLESS STEEL WIRE

The use of stainless steels has increased considerably in recent years. Several new compositions are now available to withstand corrosion. All of these materials can be used for high temperatures up to 650° F.

Material Method of Manufacture • Chief Uses • Special Properties
ASI 302-304
ATSM 313
Cold drawn. General purpose corrosion and heat resistant. Magnetic in spring temper.
ASI 316
ASTM A313
Cold drawn. Heat resistant and better corrosion resistant than 302. Magnetic in spring temper.
17-7 PH
ASTM A313 (631)
Cold drawn & precipitation hardened after fabrication. High strength and general purpose corrosion resistance. Slightly magnetic in spring temper.

NON-FERROUS ALLOY WIRE

Copper-based alloys are important spring materials because of their good electrical properties combined with their excellent resistance to corrosion. Although these materials are more expensive than the high-carbon and alloy steels, they nevertheless are frequently used in electrical components and in subzero temperatures. All copperbased alloys are drawn to the American wire gage (same as Brown & Sharpe gage) and are magnetic.

Material Method of Manufacture • Chief Uses • Special Properties
Phosphor Bronze
Grade A ASTM B159
Cold drawn. Good corrosion resistance and for electrical conductivity.
Beryllium Cooper
ASTM B197
Cold drawn and may be mill hardened before fabrication, good corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity. High physicals.
Monel 400
AMS 7233
Cold drawn. Good corrosion resistance at moderately elevated temperatures.
Monel K500
QQ-N-286
Excellent corrosion resistance at moderately elevated temperatures.

HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOY WIRE

Nickel-based alloys are especially useful spring materials to combat corrosion and to withstand both elevated and below-zero temperature applications. Their magnetic characteristics are important for such devices as gyroscopes, chronoscopes and indicating instruments. These materials have high electrical resistance and should not be used for conductors of electric current.

Material Method of Manufacture • Chief Uses • Special Properties
A286 Alloy Cold drawn & precipitation hardened after fabrication.
Good corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.
Inconel 600
QQ-W-390
Cold drawn. Good corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.
Iconel 718 Cold drawn & precipitation hardened after fabrication.
Good corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.
Iconel X-750
AMS 5698, 5699
Cold drawn & precipitation hardened after fabrication.
Good corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.

FLAT HIGH-CARBON SPRING STEELS

Flat high-carbon Spring Steels General. Although several types of thin flat strip are available for specific applications in watches, clocks and certain instruments only two types are readily available. These two compositions are used for over 95% of all applications requiring flat high-carbon strip. Although these materials are frequently plated, sections under 0.015 in. having carbon content over 0.85 with hardness over Rockwell C47 are highly susceptible to hydrogen-embrittlement even though special plating and heating operations are employed.

Some important factors to consider when ordering your custom suspension springs:

End treatment – Custom springs can have open, open and ground, closed or closed and ground ends.

Free length – How long is the spring when fully extended?

Helix direction – The direction of coils is right or left-handed, depending on how the machine making them is set up. Handedness is important in very few applications.

Load at sold height – The force in pounds required to collapse the spring completely.

Solid height – What is the length of the spring when completely compressed?

Spring rate – How much force in pounds per inch of deflection does it take to compress the spring? See calculating procedure below.

Total number of coils in the spring

Outside diameter of the spring

Wire diameter – Diameters of up to .750″ are available in round, square or rectangular.

Wire material – Custom suspension springs are available in a variety of steel and non-ferrous alloys.