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[QUOTE="Danger, post: 772211, member: 50179"] Chouca, the above stack you used is stiffer than what I started with. Don't forget I am now running a midvalve stack. And at this stage I don't want to confuse things with a two stage stack. Also I don't need any lighter low speed damping so removing the bleed shim will be compensated by replacing the ATF with 5 wt (lighter). Also by lightening the stack (by the removal of the 14mm at the top and another shim) I'm hoping to ligthen the HSC and bring the compression clicker back into the picture rather than running if full out. As per the oil level, I believe you are talking about via the WP method. I use the Fabtech method. There is a 30 mm difference in levels depending on method used. Via the Fabtech method (which makes more sense to me) I have 130mm air chamber. Via the WP method I have 160 mm air chamber. WP recomends a 150mm and fabtech recomends a 120mm level. I am 10mm lower at this stage. Drilling the cones maybe an option if further stack and oil changes do not enable full stroke. Some more info would be helpfull as to what size holes and I would think 1/2 way down cone? The cones on my bike are 50mm (the amount the forks are short of bottoming. I'm thinking the lighter oil will help here). Deansfastway, you have hit the nail on the head about the midvalve needs to not be to light as I don't want to have to keep pulling it down to replace shims that have bent. Thats why I'm concentrating on the base valve at this point, although I am tempted to try removing one of the 11 mm shims from the midvalve. That will increase float from .85 to .95. Maybe after changing the base valve and oil this time tho. I'm trying to workout what effect running another midvalve such as this might have? 3x24x1 19x1 14x1 11x1 11x1 15x1 20x1 24x.25 Thats added 1x24 but downsized the 20 to a 19 and the 15 to a 14. Would that be stiffer or lighter? More durable as the 24's have a little more support or would they bend further because of the 19 mm shim instead of a 20? Having a bit more idea as to the effects that changing the shim sizes has would make this a little easier. And would running only 1 x 11mm shim have any negative effects? Does the pivot (11mm)shim/s need to be as fat as .2? [/QUOTE]
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