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I serched this came up with nothing. My ts dealer said to put the heaviest fork springs I can get in. Now my question is do I need to revalve the forks too? Any thoughts on this.....
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The springs should be enough. A revalve would be a good idea if your suspension is suuuuuuper plush but when I sprung my WR it was a night and day difference. Just pop in the heaviest springs you can find and go to a thicker shock oil.... ride it!
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The springs should be enough. A revalve would be a good idea if your suspension is suuuuuuper plush but when I sprung my WR it was a night and day difference. Just pop in the heaviest springs you can find and go to a thicker shock oil.... ride it!
Ok I will use thicker oil. My seals are leaking and need replaced so I was goin to get everything ordered in the next week or so. Just wanted to here how everyone is doing their setups. This site is a huge help on getting info on these kits and to setup the bike. I'm sure there is always somthing to change or try with every ride or mod before you get it how you want. Thanks
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I've done nothing to my forks on my YZ450 for the last two seasons. Havent bottomed them, and I'm over 200. As stiff as my new SXF feels on the dirt, it maynot need anything either. But buddies that ride ktm XC500 W's, find them very soft.
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You can ride the stock SXF forks and they will do well. Not much submarine action like some of the enduro models. However having them stiffer does improve the ride. You get more feedback from the terrain and you can also run the roads faster with more confidence. If you've already made the decision to spend some coin on the bike there are much worse places to put good money.
Most modern forks require some specific tools and know how to change the springs. I would say your average snowbike owner will need professional to change the fork springs. Revalve is going to be key on bikes like wr crfx xcw and so on. Moto bikes will be valved far more aggressively so it is less of an issue. Personally I find the stock mushy forks on enduro bikes to suck for all types of riding I do ,so I would definitely revalve. SX setup with stiff springs will be the best.
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We ran 5.6's in a 500 xc-w last year and I thought they were harsh and too stiff...i would stick with the 5.2's for the xc-w.
We ran 5.6's in a 500 xc-w last year and I thought they were harsh and too stiff...i would stick with the 5.2's for the xc-w.
When upping the rate of the spring what is the preload set at?
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stock
stock settings to start. fine tune from there
stock settings to start. fine tune from there
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air forks.
Are there any issues with the air forks on the new kx 450s?
Are there any issues with the air forks on the new kx 450s?
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If you're sticking on the ground most of the time .52-.54 springs with stock valving should be fine. If you're going to spend much time jumping .54 or heavier with freestyle style valving is going to work better. This year I'm running a 300 ktm/ SX LT kit with Sxf forks, stock valving and .64 springs to try to maintain a better feel in the initial part of the stroke and still have good bottoming resistance. I picked up a used set of forks off eBay, because I know with my kind of riding there is a really good chance of bending fork tubes and I don't want to trash my expensive forks. I think its a better way to go running expendable forks with heavy springs and no valving instead of dumping a bunch of money into valving and springs on new forks, I just don t see them lasting all that long if you're going to ride hard. Another thing to keep in mind is that the St and LT kits are going to get overwhelmed fairly easy jumping, so if you're not running a SX kit, you shouldn't have much problem with the forks and putting a stiffer spring in should be fine for most people. The kx air forks sucked the first year, ladt year they worked allright if you keep checking the air pressure, this year they look pretty killer but I would still build a cheap set of spring forks because they are going to be really expensive to replace if you bend them.
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Going with a set of .60's
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