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Spring strength in Trail front suspension

Mick In VT

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I was looking at the RacingBros Front Fork Anti Dive System on Steady Garage. I’m currently using the Chimera fork caps to increase preload, but wouldn’t mind a better response in the front suspension. The system offers different spring strengths described as 6.5nmm and 7.5nmm. Any thoughts on how you decide which is best and how that might compare to stock? Thanks in advance for any input.
 

dmonkey

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I'd start with reaching out to RacingBros directly and asking them for a recommendation. Tell them what issue you're trying to address, your weight in riding gear, the bike model, and what type of riding you do.

I have the Ohlins fork spring kit which came with a set of 5.0 N/mm rate springs as well as 6.0 N/mm rate springs. The manual basically said to run both 5.0 N/mm springs for a soft feel, mix one 5.0 N/mm spring with one 6.0 N/mm spring for a medium feel, and run both 6.0 N/mm for a hard feel. I'm running both 6.0 N/mm springs for a hard feel and it's plenty comfortable for me. My CT125's OEM springs were not marked with a spring rate so I don't know what rate they were, just that they were a Showa part. The other differences with the aftermarket fork spring kits are that most include a PD valve, and preload adjustment at the cap which are the more significant upgrades from stock rather than spring rate. Other than RacingBros and Ohlins, YSS also have a fork spring kit for the CT125. There are a few reviews of people finding the YSS fork spring kit too soft on YouTube and on this forum. I think the YSS kit only comes with one set of dual rate springs, could be mistaken in my memory though. It was also confirmed that fork springs from the crf100/xr100 fit the CT125. You can change the oil weight in the forks to change rebound speed - thinner oil for quicker rebound, thicker oil to slow it.

Pulling the springs can be done with a strong magnetic pickup tool, so if you wanted to try different springs, you don't need to pull the fork legs to change the springs which makes it a lot easier of a task, though still messy with oil.
 

Mick In VT

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Thanks for replying. I’ll contact Steady Garage and post if they have anything to add.
 
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