finally after over a month of backorder waiting my bushings came in and my little experiment can begin. The plan is to add a third bushing in the middle of the two original bushing locations by removing a 15mm section in the spacer shown below. WB supposidly uses this arrangement and since people have said how it feels stiffer (despite a smaller structure) I'd figure I'd give it a try next overhaul. So after turning 5 years old this year and getting pretty shaky, it was finally time (and overdue) to change the bushes and seals. The process was really painless, the bushings came out by hand and by tapping on a socket and extention, the spacer was cut via Dremel cutting wheel using tape as a guide and sand paper for cleanup, popped it all back in and presto, a really really stictionny fork.
I'm hoping theres a noticible difference; the FEA simulation i did last year when i proposed this suggested a possible 25% decrease in deflection (one leg, perpendicular force to the axle when fully extended). Wont be doing the lab study i was going to do
I'm hoping theres a noticible difference; the FEA simulation i did last year when i proposed this suggested a possible 25% decrease in deflection (one leg, perpendicular force to the axle when fully extended). Wont be doing the lab study i was going to do
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