[wisc fr-rider]

I got a demo 9 a couple of weeks ago and i am finding with a 450 pound spring it is to undersprung for me, i really need to upgrade to a 550 or 600 but manitou has nothing in stock right now and wont tell the 30th of july, and i am going to whistler on the 25th. I really need to get a spring before then and i was thinking about giving progressive a call, i think there springs fit on swingers but cant find a straight answer anywhere. Isnt the od just like .07 inches smaller on the swinger or something.

Anyway if anyone can help me out it would be appreciated, or if someone knows somewhere with a 9.5x3.0 550 or 600 lbs spring that will fit on a swinger please let me know. I basically am willing to do anythiing to get a spring that will work, cause it is essential to make my trip work out.


Thanks In advance

 

[buildyourown]

Call go-ride. They had a spring to fit my bike in stock. They probably have one to fit yours.

 

[wisc fr-rider]

Already tried go ride, no dice.

 

[bpatterson6]

Renton Coil Spring
www.coilspring.com

 

[wisc fr-rider]

Got your pm, thanks, i am going to try them, i had heard they don't make any springs for the swinger cause i had asked go ride about it, am i wrong?

 

[wisc fr-rider]

rcs only has springs in production, nothing for a month.

 

[wisc fr-rider]

Just checked go ride again, they had some progressive springs but they confirmed that they dont fit, guess they rub the resoivor. dam i am screwed. :lol:

they had nothing manitou in stock.

I am wondering if i am gonna end up getting a progressive and just triming it to fit for the two weeks i will be in whistler. Is that just a disater waiting to happen?

 

[buildyourown]

Couldn't you just run higher air pressure to compensate for lack of preload. This isn't ideal but I did it when I first got my 5e. I was in the same situation. I still bottomed it on some stuff but it teaches you to "ride light". Either that or buy a backup shock with the right spring.

 

[wisc fr-rider]

tried the air preasure idea. running 175 psi, volume in all the way, and full compression and preload. I really cant ride it like this, i am gonna need to get a spring if i want to ride it hard.

 

[KleinMp99]

Hmmmm.....no springs in stock?

I just called manitou up today (I have a demo 9 also with a 400 lb spring....way too soft)

I cant remember what they didnt have in stock but they had 3 weights available......I think I got a 450, a 500 and a 600. One of the weights between 450 and 600 in increments of 50 was sold out, but I got a combo of 3 of the ones that were in stock. So they should have them....

 

[wisc fr-rider]

Really, manitou had 600's, my shop said they were out of 550 and 600's. i got a progressive spring today, will see if it fits tomarow. It is a bitch to get the shock off the demo and i didnt feel like doing it tonight.

 

[Toshi]

buy my 9.5x3" swinger 6 way since it comes with a 550 lbs spring!

 

[wisc fr-rider]

haha, i'll buy the spring...or trade u for a 450, that is if the progressive doesnt work out