Alan_E
just kick it
I'd like to start off by saying thanks to all you guys out there always helping all us lost souls find our way with all your knowledge.Its much appreciated.
So I know there are quite a few threads out there on lowering xs forks but most of these threads are centered around the later 35mm forks, with maybe a small section touching on the differences with the 34mm forks. The best example of this is Hugh's awesome write up on lowering xs forks.
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5537
However none of the threads I've found seem to significantly mention that there are two different style of internals for the 34mm forks. The only mention I've actually found of this was by "curbbro" in the comments of Hugh's thread. "Curbbro" actually had the same dilema lowering his forks that I have. Where the internals of the 34mm forks mentioned in Hugh's thread have a metal distance tube of about an 1" or 1.5" long, and the dampening rod requires a modified 17mm socket. The internals of my 34mm forks (like in the pictures below) have a metal distance tube of about 3" or 3.5" long and the dampening rod did not require me to modify a 17mm socket.
I've read that the spacers made by Hugh do not work for these earlier 34mm forks but have read that the principles of lowering these forks should still be the same.
So my questions for you guys out there are: 1) What have you used for spacers when lowering the earlier style 34mm forks? 2) Once the lowering spacer is made, should it be placed under the damper piston(the smaller looking spacer on the dampening rod) since these earlier fork's dampening rods do not have the top out spring? 3) If I wanted to drop the forks 3", made the 3" lowering spacers and installed them, would I just end up cutting 3" off the springs in the end?
I really hope someone can help me out with this. I'd really like to lower the 34mm forks rather than do a 35mm swap. Thanks!
So I know there are quite a few threads out there on lowering xs forks but most of these threads are centered around the later 35mm forks, with maybe a small section touching on the differences with the 34mm forks. The best example of this is Hugh's awesome write up on lowering xs forks.
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5537
However none of the threads I've found seem to significantly mention that there are two different style of internals for the 34mm forks. The only mention I've actually found of this was by "curbbro" in the comments of Hugh's thread. "Curbbro" actually had the same dilema lowering his forks that I have. Where the internals of the 34mm forks mentioned in Hugh's thread have a metal distance tube of about an 1" or 1.5" long, and the dampening rod requires a modified 17mm socket. The internals of my 34mm forks (like in the pictures below) have a metal distance tube of about 3" or 3.5" long and the dampening rod did not require me to modify a 17mm socket.
I've read that the spacers made by Hugh do not work for these earlier 34mm forks but have read that the principles of lowering these forks should still be the same.
So my questions for you guys out there are: 1) What have you used for spacers when lowering the earlier style 34mm forks? 2) Once the lowering spacer is made, should it be placed under the damper piston(the smaller looking spacer on the dampening rod) since these earlier fork's dampening rods do not have the top out spring? 3) If I wanted to drop the forks 3", made the 3" lowering spacers and installed them, would I just end up cutting 3" off the springs in the end?
I really hope someone can help me out with this. I'd really like to lower the 34mm forks rather than do a 35mm swap. Thanks!