Anyone ever made their own handlepole spring ?

[WFO Speedracer]

I am running into an issue on the 300SX where I need a pole spring, the SN superjet one is about the right design but the inside diameter is too small, I was thinking of making one or several maybe, thing is this is a pretty sturdy spring.Anyone think it is possible to handwind one of these ?

 

[snowxr]

Yes, you can hand wind a spring. There are many sources for shippable lengths of spring stock (including ebay, sometimes), and even some decent online tutorials with tips on how to get a consistant wind. I have a little jig to clamp in my vise. Once you choose the diameter, and wind your spring, you'll need to heat it in your oven before it's ready to use.

 

[Waternut]

You might want to look into the springs on the tow behind dethatchers. I went to tractor supply here and was looking through the tractor parts and found a huge assortment of springs for both dethatchers and machinery parts. Most have a larger diameter and cost under $10. If you don't have a store like that try searching for dethather spring and see what you can find. I ran one of those most of the season last year. It started off great but wore down to a little better than my worn springs but then again, I had a beefy AC pole that it had to support as well.

Mcmaster carr actually has good selection of torsion springs as well in varying diameters and torque ratings.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Yeah we have a tractor supply not too far form here ,I will check it out. If I can't find something close I will just make one up.

 

[McDog]

sjrider sp? made some and sold them a while back. I have one.