How to shorten forks

Posted by TOOLS1 on Jun 18, 2013; 6:14am
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Start by removing the Allen head bolt from the bottom of the slider, and pull the slider off. Now grab a rag, and mop up all the fork oil that ran out all over your work bench, and floor because you forgot to drain it first. Then remove the top cap from the tube. Now pull the spring out, and turn the tube upside down, and bump it on the work bench until the dampener comes out. This is the order of the components.




Now you need to cut the spring off. I wanted to lower my bike 2 inches, so that's how much I cut off. When installing the spring, be sure to put the cut end up. This way it will not wear into the soft aluminum that the damper is made of.


Then cut a spacer the same length that you cut off the spring. Mine were 2 inches. You can use 3/4 pipe like I did, or PVC pipe. It is plenty strong. Remove the little spring from the damper, and slide the spacer over the damper then install the little spring back onto the damper.


Reassemble the fork, and your done.

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