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New Spring and Emulator Installation. Finally Done.
Just installed a set of .85 sonic springs and Traxxion Emulator kit that came with the predrilled damper rod. I used 10w fork oil and set the oil level at 120mm or about 4.72in. I weigh about 165-170 with gear. I ended up using almost exactly one quart of oil. There were about 4 tablespoons left in the jug.
The difference was really noticeable. Feels alot more stable and firm. Front end doesnt dive nearly as much under braking as it used to.
It feels like a new bike, along with the gsxr shock i previously put on it. I ordered a set of after market fork and dust seals from All Balls racing since you have to tear the forks apart. Hindsight i probably shoulda ordered new bushings too. The install was easy but getting the seals seated was kinda a pain in the ass. It was just time consuming.
The bottom bolt that held in the damper rod was difficult to get out, so i just used an impact wrench. I couldnt torque it when i needed to reinstall it because it kept spining so i just put some blue loctite on it and hit it with the impact again.
If you got some extra money to blow, buy new springs and a set of emulators. I never messed around with rebuilding forks but this was an easy project.
Thanks for the help everyone.
Just installed a set of .85 sonic springs and Traxxion Emulator kit that came with the predrilled damper rod. I used 10w fork oil and set the oil level at 120mm or about 4.72in. I weigh about 165-170 with gear. I ended up using almost exactly one quart of oil. There were about 4 tablespoons left in the jug.
The difference was really noticeable. Feels alot more stable and firm. Front end doesnt dive nearly as much under braking as it used to.
It feels like a new bike, along with the gsxr shock i previously put on it. I ordered a set of after market fork and dust seals from All Balls racing since you have to tear the forks apart. Hindsight i probably shoulda ordered new bushings too. The install was easy but getting the seals seated was kinda a pain in the ass. It was just time consuming.
The bottom bolt that held in the damper rod was difficult to get out, so i just used an impact wrench. I couldnt torque it when i needed to reinstall it because it kept spining so i just put some blue loctite on it and hit it with the impact again.
If you got some extra money to blow, buy new springs and a set of emulators. I never messed around with rebuilding forks but this was an easy project.
Thanks for the help everyone.