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« on: September 21, 2013, 06:44:56 PM » |
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Well I've fitted the forks after having a new stem made. Problem I now have is when I took the jack off and front end was on the floor she's dipped very low. So I need to raise up the front a bit. Two ways I can go with this is to fit spacers in the forks or have over springs made up. What would be the best?
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andbolt0
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2013, 06:50:27 PM » |
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always allow for dropage
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2013, 06:58:07 PM » |
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Dropped a fair bit tho. Got heavy oil in the forks plus new seals and the springs were in good order
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2013, 07:00:31 PM » |
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Try spacers first,But they may get a bit stiff.
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2013, 08:42:39 PM » |
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Well I've fitted the forks after having a new stem made. Problem I now have is when I took the jack off and front end was on the floor she's dipped very low. So I need to raise up the front a bit. Two ways I can go with this is to fit spacers in the forks or have over springs made up. What would be the best?
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what do you mean, I cant do that !! |
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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2013, 09:01:21 AM » |
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Maybe leading link forks would be better but I'm not sure where I would get them or the price of having them made
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« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2013, 09:50:09 AM » |
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How much is it too low.
The heaviness of the oil wont make any difference to the length of fork travel, just how fast they move.
Internal spacers on top of the springs are the usual way of adjusting the ride height.
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« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2013, 03:18:45 PM » |
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are these air forks if so have you pumped them up  |
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2013, 08:50:18 PM » |
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It's dropped a fair bit. I've a reliant trike and it's heavy on the front. Had this trouble with my last set of forks
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« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2013, 06:06:35 PM » |
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Have you thought of fitting additional external springs to "beef it up" |
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2013, 05:44:57 AM » |
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Fitting spacers above the springs preloads the suspension as you would do on a bike when carrying a passenger.
Coil springs on the outside will work if you can find ones that are of the correct spring weight.
Leading link or girder forks will work best on a trike but would need a picture. cost would depend on what you want but budget around £800
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