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For the std damper :
1. Place a 25 mm spacer below the top bush in the slider (a longer bush is also an option.) to limit extension of the fork.
2. Make a push-in damper cap ( bronze, alu , delrin..)
Now the damper rod no longer needs to be fixed in the top bolt, and the spring + damper can be removed as one unit, for maintenance or adjustment.
This mod has several advantages:
Easy oil change. Visual check of oil level. Easy adjusting static sag with spacers on top of the spring.
Self-centering of the damper tube. (I doubt many check if the damper valve is concentric before assembling the fork legs..) etc..
Not possible with Landsdowne dampers. I bought one of the first kits from the late John Bould, (bench) tested it, and decided not to use them.
1. Place a 25 mm spacer below the top bush in the slider (a longer bush is also an option.) to limit extension of the fork.
2. Make a push-in damper cap ( bronze, alu , delrin..)
Now the damper rod no longer needs to be fixed in the top bolt, and the spring + damper can be removed as one unit, for maintenance or adjustment.
This mod has several advantages:
Easy oil change. Visual check of oil level. Easy adjusting static sag with spacers on top of the spring.
Self-centering of the damper tube. (I doubt many check if the damper valve is concentric before assembling the fork legs..) etc..
Not possible with Landsdowne dampers. I bought one of the first kits from the late John Bould, (bench) tested it, and decided not to use them.
