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[QUOTE="marcusgunby, post: 116377, member: 17066"] Firecracker Too add my input.The EXC has as far as i know these springs: rear pds1-250(progressive spring 250mm long) front 0.38 but may be 0.36 for your weight you will need a softer rear spring-the choices are PDS0-250,PDS 5-265 or a straight rate.The straight rate is better for mx and the progressives for woods (IMO).My suggestion would be for a PDS5-265 as ive never seen the PDS 0 on any bike.The 265mm spring is meant to be better as its starts progressing at a different place in the travel(the works bikes have used these for a couple of years) The front springs on the KTMs come too soft so i expect they would be o.k. The forks you will need to put a cable tie around one of the chrome tubes to see if you are using the full travel-if not reduce comp damping(adjuster under fork anticlockwise)if this isnt enough you can lower the oil level to 155mm from the top of the tubes with springs out.If this still isnt enough then 2.5wt oil can be used instead of 5wt.The std WP oil is good quality but seems thick for a 5wt so maybe a oil change will help.The rear with the correct spring may still need the compression damping reducing to maybe 2 clicks from fully in(its opposite on the PDS shock compared to normal shocks).Try these things and see how you get on.The shock spring is the most important for you as dont forget the springs are the building blocks of suspension performance. [/QUOTE]
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