tyjogas Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 i need to make my front forks quicker ive screwed compression screw down on top of forks and screwed out the rebound screw on the other fork leg is there anything ican do with oil or spacers the bike is a 2008 gasser cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 i need to make my front forks quicker ive screwed compression screw down on top of forks and screwed out the rebound screw on the other fork leg is there anything ican do with oil or spacers the bike is a 2008 gasser cheers On the Marzocchi forks try backing the compression adjustment screw out, not in, to make them faster (you can compress the spring a little farther-"store" more energy into it that will push out on rebound). You can also add, maybe 5-8mm to the spacer depending on rider weight. The factory oil level on the aluminum Zoke's is 160mm (spring out, upper tube compressed and air bled from cartridges) and the factory oil weight is 7.5. You might try a 5 weight or even get a little nutty with 2.5, but 5 may work well for you. If the weather is cold, the forks will be a little "slower" than warmer months, but keep in mind that different brands of fork oil have different actual viscosities (and can be measured in different ways and at different testing temperatures). The Marzocchi forks are set by oil level, not volume like the GasGas forks or even the 03' Raga (GasGas forks with Marzocchi internals) as the cartridges do not fully drain without taking them completely apart and the measurement of oil level is different for the steel tube than for the aluminum tube Zoke's. Cheers. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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