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Old Jan 4th, 2009, 10:08 pm   #1 (permalink)
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Suspension mishap

I recently had my forks lowered in the steering base after increasing the height of the rear suspension. Very long story short, after the suspension was adjusted, and the sag set, I realized that the forks were lowered too much in the steering base, and the front of the bike is now 3/32" higher than the rear. Do I even need to worry about this difference, or should I just raise the forks 3/32" (evening the bike's front and rear) and be done with it? Thanks for your help.
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Old Jan 4th, 2009, 10:21 pm   #2 (permalink)
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I assume this is on your Hyper?

It won't hurt anything, and you may not even notice the difference. But if it ends up steering a little slow, or it runs wide on corner exits, set the front back down a smidge...
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On suspension changes you should only change on thing at a time and test drive your bike after the change.
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Old Jan 5th, 2009, 6:16 pm   #4 (permalink)
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I assume this is on your Hyper?

It won't hurt anything, and you may not even notice the difference. But if it ends up steering a little slow, or it runs wide on corner exits, set the front back down a smidge...
Yes, it's my Hyper. Thanks for the advice.
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Old Jan 5th, 2009, 6:19 pm   #5 (permalink)
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On suspension changes you should only change on thing at a time and test drive your bike after the change.
Good advice. But, when lowering your bike, typically the front & back should both be lowered.
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