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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 98651" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I should have mentioned this in my post in 1025, above. You do not have to cut the springs to shorten them. I have mentioned this before, but it is worth mentioning again. </p><p></p><p>When you are attempting to tune your suspension it is often difficult to find the compromise between spring length and spring rate. Cutting the spring will take care of one, but not the other. You can install a spring limiter of some type to shorten the spring and not change the rate. This will change the preload, but not the rate. </p><p>Here is what I have used to test springs:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]23413[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]23415[/ATTACH]</p><p>It gets more difficult as the tension rises and you will have to find a way to compress the spring to adjust the nut in the tube tighter, but once you get the ride height you want you can make a determination if the spring rate is correct for the ride you want. </p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 98651, member: 1177"] I should have mentioned this in my post in 1025, above. You do not have to cut the springs to shorten them. I have mentioned this before, but it is worth mentioning again. When you are attempting to tune your suspension it is often difficult to find the compromise between spring length and spring rate. Cutting the spring will take care of one, but not the other. You can install a spring limiter of some type to shorten the spring and not change the rate. This will change the preload, but not the rate. Here is what I have used to test springs: [ATTACH=full]23413[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]23415[/ATTACH] It gets more difficult as the tension rises and you will have to find a way to compress the spring to adjust the nut in the tube tighter, but once you get the ride height you want you can make a determination if the spring rate is correct for the ride you want. David [/QUOTE]
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