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22-09-12, 08:08 PM | #1 |
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Rear shock/damper springs.
Have just come across this site via another forum, may be usefull to other's looking to change-upgrade-experiment rear damper springs vary fair pricing???
http://www.shock-factory.co.uk/sheffield-home.html JOHN |
22-09-12, 08:33 PM | #2 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
nice find
bet if you sent them fork springs they would copy them but adjust the rates. |
22-09-12, 10:34 PM | #3 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
I gather they only need dimmensions and rate, can be made in linear and progressive ???
About to test them out. |
22-09-12, 10:45 PM | #4 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
they might have to make a mandrel for the fork ones so would more than likely need a spring to take measurements from.
don't bother with progressive get linear. |
23-09-12, 06:43 AM | #5 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
We have a spring maker i Norway, you can send them your spring(s) and say "I want this(them) 25% stiffer", for new bikes it's not really a problem, there a lots of on the shelf springs, but for classic racers it's gold to know a company like that. Oh and if your have a good ruler and vernier callipers they will ask for the right measurements over phone.
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23-09-12, 07:08 AM | #6 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
This is who I used in past
http://www.dfaulknersprings.com/
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24-09-12, 05:53 AM | #7 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
i have a faulkner on my shock too.
a thing to consider is that they're mighty fat and heavy compared to the (pricey) bike-specific alternatives. |
24-09-12, 05:50 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rear shock/damper springs
Further info/update following mails today. They no longer do fork springs as the range of tooling has become too expensive.
The outer diameter of a standard 2.25" damper spring is 3.25", as m'baubz suggest's a little on the fat size, very difficult if you have limited space. Sadly for me though is I need a springwith a taper i.e different diameters top-bottom. JOHN |
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