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[QUOTE="RJ-KDX, post: 634247, member: 33917"]
After review and some thinking, I came up with this:  I measured the new springs @ 469.9mm(18.5") close enough to call 470.  I measured the old springs 1@ 469.9mm(18.5") and the other at 468.3mm(18.4375").

There was only a 1/16"(1.58mm) difference between the two stock springs.  IMO close enough to call them the same.

OK, here goes, I measured the space from the top of the spring to under the shoulder on the cap(screwed all the way down, of course).  The distance was 3.1875"(80.96mm).  We'll call it 81mm for ease of discussion.

Now using the corrected formula (60-3+15=72)   :eek:     Just kidding.
No offence CC.

OK, focus, focus, where was I, Oh yeah,     81-3+15=93.  Now with this number we go backwards(or just change a number) 81-3+12=90, this is the stock spacer length.  So what this tells me is the stock springs have 12mm of preload.  Do you agree?

Now another one is this, the service manual states the fork spring free length as 457.5mm(18.012").  This a diff of .488"(12.39mm).  I don't know about your springs but I don't think they GROW over time.

Things that make you go  :think: .
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