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09-06-2009, 11:23 PM | #1 |
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Jack up Kit
I have been reading some of the previois threads about this and have two questions, Tonight i was trying to fit my jack up kits to give me more ride height as i am 6Ft 4" and need it. I had the jacks screwed all the way in and could not managed to get the rose joints back into position, close but not close enough. I have the front forks flush with the top yoke. The adjusters on the shocker is almost to it's max.
So Qu 1. Do i need to lower the forks in order to get the rose joints in? Qu 2. Do i need to change the shocker to gain more suspension travel? Thanks |
11-06-2009, 09:58 AM | #2 |
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1 - no
2 - erm - no all you're doing by putting in those spacers is extending that rear sus hoop and lifting the bike. by pushing up on that hoop, you're pushing down on the spring, so if the swingarm was fixed in place you'd be adding preload. but of course it isn't fixed in place - it's a SWING arm so the bike lifts instead - which is what you wanted in the first place. i wound the rose joints right in and then in order to get the holes to line up so i could get the bolts through the flange-rose-flange i put a strong flat bladed screw driver between the rose joint and the swingarm. that gives you sub-millimetre tweakability. remember that you're fighting the spring and the weight of the bike when doing this, so it might be easier to knock off some preload just so you can get it in, and then crank it back up again. HTH |
11-06-2009, 03:15 PM | #3 |
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When I did mine, I suspended the rear of the bike from the garage rafters with
tie downs. |
11-06-2009, 08:58 PM | #4 | |
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Thanks for the comments |
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14-06-2009, 09:39 PM | #5 |
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Giler you were right, i suspended the bike for the ceiling and it worked a treat went in very easy. Thanks
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