Can you powdercoat the suspension springs?

 

wouldnt know y not

 

Yes you can, Eibach powdercoats theirs.

 

Theres no way you can do this. That steel is made compress and return. Once its heated up, the properties are all messed up. JUst like they say, dont use a torch to cut your springs. I belive eibach uses a dipping process to paint their springs. I know for a fact springs would be ruined if you heated them up for any reason.

 

I don't know. You only have to bake powder coating at like 400deg. I don't think that would change the dynamics of the metallurgy. A torch runs well over 1000 degrees...

 

I think it would be best to not take the risk. I would just fill a bucket with some paint and dip them. I think thats how Eibach and H&R do it.

 

i know from experiance that powdercoating will ruin the hood springs for a 67 camaro........................

 

yea heating a spring is never a good idea, you would think the paint would have to have some elastic properties to allow it to flex and not crack, possibly diped in some sort of polymer.

 

I've powdercoated a lot of things, and experienced three instances where you wouldnt want to powdercoat. Springs is one of them. Magnets is another. Lastly, dont powdercoat aluminum wheels. Aluminum as used in a stressed application is pre-stressed to stabilize its fatigue properties. Unfortunately the process occurs at 375 degrees which is precisely where you want powdercoat to cure. So, powdercoating aluminum wheels will cause the embrittlement of the aluminum and may result in premature failure of the wheel.

Springs will also lose a portion of their temper when exposed to 30 minutes of 375 degrees which can drastically change their spring rate. Unfortunately the new spring rate will be unknown so even with two of the same springs, you may end up with one that is stiffer than the other. That'll really hose up your ride quality.