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Message: [QUOTE="Bailey28, post: 1016783, member: 60886"] I just picked up astock '05 200 with 10 minutes on the clock. I have been reading that the forks are the first thing to make stiffer, so I wanted to try that before heading out to the woods and track. I am having difficulty finding the longer XR springs in the .42-.43 range I want, as it seems that Race tech and Eibach are selling the shorter 472mm length spring for every model with the 43mm forks, XR, KDX, etc. Race tech even lists the XR400 replacement springs as the shorterFRSP 3647 series. I would be disappointed if I owned an XR and ordered a set and found they were 60mm shorter than my stock ones! I weigh 180 lbs without gear and ride 50% woods and 50% track, mostly vet friendly tracks, never race or jump more than a 30 foot table. I am coming off of a 2004 YZ250 smoker that is simply more bike than I can handle or get used to. On a track, I am semi aggressive in whoops and berms, but I'm not a huge jumper. I ride in Florida on everything from sand to clay hard pack. I have been searching here for the past few days and it seems that everyone is recommending the .40 spring weight for woods, but I wanted a little heavier rate for the track. Short of going to thumpertalk and asking for some used XR .400 springs or paying $73.85 each for XR650L .440 springs from RonAyers, what else can I look for? I did notice that one post had early 1990's KX250 springs as a suggestion, but their size is 38.2mm diameter by 512mm in length. I guess I need to pull off the fork cap and measure the inside diameter to see... I would email Jeff Fredette, but after reading that the XR springs make the front end much better, I don't want to tie him up only to have him recommend the shorter ones anyway. :blah: Any input would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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