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XR400 preload spacers
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[QUOTE="crazybrit, post: 1080026, member: 67247"] Hehe. No, sorry, been busy on non-bike projects. Agree w/ CC, need to start somewhere. Sure, sag is correct way but changing preload isn't as easy as on other forks. As for the comment regarding the nut, I don't believe the fork cap will screw down all the way to the nut. If you hold the nut and screw down the cap, all you are doing at the end is backing the nut up towards the cap (since the rod moves). I tried holding the rod, the cap won't screw down all the way to the nut. Anyways, here is another pic. With the 2 preload spacer caps removed this time. Fork is standing on floor (rather than free hanging), rod pulled all the way up, cap screwed all the way down. So I'm definately not preloading the spring with just the cap, have about 1.5mm of gap which agrees with what grump99 said (thanks). Odd thing is that the guy assured me these were from a 1998 XR400 which doesn't seem "late model" to me. [URL=http://www.tonyjones.com/bikes/kdx/fork2.jpg]Here is another pic.[/URL] showing what I said above. Anyways, this is all not that interesting other than to indicate that some XR400 springs are clearly longer than others and the 1 1/2" total spacer length mentioned in other XR threads may not be correct for you. :rotfl: I still need to double check that the spring rate on these springs, is OK, will do that next. Thanks for everyones help, especially you Brad :nener: :nener: Tony [/QUOTE]
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