86 tecate fork upgrade?

[sblt500r]

is there any parts to upgrade the stock front forks? like stiffer springs?

i rebuilt my stock forks with new seals, bushings and 10 wt oil. they feel to soft on the trike. they have about 1.5 inch of sag just sitting with the bikes weight.

can i use a spacer on the front springs to make them stiffer?

[85Tecate]

I would start with bumping your oil to 15 or 20wt. How much nitro charge is in them?

[sblt500r]

i don't think its the oil. i think its the springs. oil is more for the dampning.

there should be no pressure in the front forks.

i just noticed by looking at the parts break down of the forks. looks like i'm missing that top spacer. that could be why its sagging.

how about a 2 inch pvc spacer, inside each fork? i read that being used in the tri z

[DeePa]

shawn,

i remember a spacer in the ones that cuda have....pvc will work fine. measure how much free space you have when the front tire is off the ground then add half an inch and youll be set

[sblt500r]

mike, thats basically what i did. i ended up with a 2 inch spacer. it sits alot better now, no more sag.