Originally Posted by zomby woof

So I've had a few really good rides on it now and I'm really happy with it. The bike does sit higher, but I'm not exactly sure how much. I forgot to take those measurements before I started. Ground clearance is increased, which is one of things I wanted to accomplish. If somebody wants to take some measurements on their 09+ bike, we can compare.

It handles great. I've never been as fast on this bike as I have been on my last two rides. Not even close. The rear spring rate is just barely enough for me at 145lbs. Sag is set at 85, and I might tighten up a bit to 75. It is bottoming, but only on fairly extreme sections on thee trail, and high speed. On the MX track, it doesn't take much to bottom, but that's not what I'm using it for.
12 mm preload spacer in the forks, 3W (same as 5) oil at 100 mm, forks up in the triples 15 mm, and sag at 85, it feels very balanced like it never has before. I would say if you do this swap, unless you're under 150lbs, I would use the 300 spring. Also, where I have the forks set, and considering that the travel gain is only about .5" or so, I might just stick with the stock forks.