| Author | Message | ||
     Cityxslicker |
Rather than pay huge fab time and cost to getting an undertail exhaust (2k !) I am looking to raise the City-X up. I am installing the TT front fork Springs to get up in altitude. I will be doing the new 08 Uly fork braces at the same time. I do however need to know what length of shock for the Rear that I need to do to make the bike level & to the height of the TT. (Cant use the TT shock because it is on a longer swinger arm?!?) Out-side the factory tech box on this one, any help appreciated on nailing down the correct length. Pics posted when done. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Well... it seems to be the nose of the exhaust that always hits... If you raise the front an inch or two, do you even *need* to raise the back? Also, since the rear swingarm travel is probably what selects the length of the rear shock, can you just put a stiffer / taller spring in there to raise the "normal" unsprung position some, but still use the same shock? Cool project! I'm listening! | ||
| Gotj |
Cityxslicker, How does the front spring raise the front end up? Wouldn't just increasing the preload do the same thing? Or do you just have too much sag to do that? | ||
| Cityxslicker |
oooh the preload on the City-X is miniscule, not getting any additional ground clearance out of one turn of that adjustment nut. (trust me I have tried that) And that is really more for rebound rate. Had Buell come out with the TT when I was ready to buy I wouldnt have to be doing this  This is the price of wanting a bike when I want it and not waiting for what "might" be coming down the pike | ||
| Thumper74 |
What about preloading the springs internally with spacers? I do it on my mountain bikes as I can lower a long travel fork to meet my needs, or I can raise it to preset levels... | ||
| Djkaplan |
You need more travel to raise the front end effectively. Decreasing fork tube/slider engagment will yield more travel and ride height up front. Minimizing sag to the point where there isn't any isn't the best way to do it. It was a fairly simple proposition to decrease engagement on most conventional forks I've worked with, but I've never been in an XB Showa fork. |
