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Boxxer Team Spring Tuning

June 17, 2004, 11:24 a.m.
Stinky_D
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Joined: Jan. 28, 2003

There's not too much in my manual about this. I presently have the yellow or soft springs in my boxxer team. I've adjusted the high speed compression to one and a half turns from it's max out point and as well dialed in the rebound and low speed compression. Yet I still seem to have near bottom out problems off of very small drops that my old 2002 DJ 1 could handle. I'm 170 lbs….should I buy heavier springs or it there something else that could work? Also how do adjust preload?? is it possible to add spacers to adjust the preload?

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June 17, 2004, 5:19 p.m.
CraigH
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Joined: Nov. 19, 2002

Check your oil height, more oil height will make the fork more progressive.

I find RS Boxxer spring recommendations a little light, that might be it is a DH fork, not a FR fork. For FR use you need heavier springs.

I'm about 200lbs and run 2 red springs. (02 TiNi Boxxer)

June 19, 2004, 9:12 a.m.
Stinky_D
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Joined: Jan. 28, 2003

anyone my weight? what's your set-up? thx :)

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June 19, 2004, 9:15 a.m.
_GiMpY_jR_
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Joined: Dec. 4, 2002

im 120 lbs and i run soft springs and on flat landings that are about 5-6ft i bottom…. but any thing with a landing its fine like 10+ drops and still have travel kickin…. you need at leased meddiums or some thicker oil if you want it to bottum less

June 21, 2004, 10:13 a.m.
CraigH
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Joined: Nov. 19, 2002

What year is your fork?

For 2000 forks, the set up guide is on page 36 of the Rock Tuning manual.

For someone 170lbs it says to run 2 silver springs, but in my opinion that is way to light.

As I said I run two red springs. For someone 200lbs they suggest a silver and a yellow. When I tried even 2 yellow springs it was to light for me.

The 2001 owners manual has different suggestion again.

170 lbs = 2 yellows.
200 lbs = 1 yellow [HTML_REMOVED] 1 red.

Let me know if you want copies of these PDF files and I can email them over to you.

I don't have an electronic copy of the 2002 manual though, just a paper copy. (If anyone has an electronic copy of the 2002 manual, can you email it to me?)

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