SP: Spring Boxes (Rear) Petteford springs

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Peter Holmes

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Phil Davies said:
At the risk of displaying my ignorance (yet again) I was always led to believe that all Petteford springs were sidecar only, the lighter ones being for singles and heavier for twins.
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The Club Spares Company list Petteford springs as being available in both solo and sidecar strengths. I converted my bike many years ago, and cannot recall exactly what strength I used, I seem to remember fettling the spring claws so possibly went for sidecar strength as I am invariably two up with luggage (and fully sprung), I also put a cut down girdraulic fork spring down the middle of the Petteford spring, my thinking was it would come into effect when I was in danger of bottoming out, all I can report is it seems to have worked ok for the last 30 odd years, the same spring boxes have been used with both a KONI and AVO rear dampers.
I did consider an AVO coil over, but then remembered the old adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
 
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