After talking to a buddy yesterday about wanting to get new springs for the front of my bike becausethey are too light he told me I should try shimming the springs first. I hadincreased the spring tension in the rear the other day and the bike felt much better but I needed some help in the front. I went to the hardware this morning and got a 1" pipe coupling and 2 washers about the same size. I cut the coupling down to 7/8" long and then put the 1/8" thick washer on the bottom this made the total shim 1". I removed the top cap of the shocks and then installed the shims with the help of another hands and a lot(and I mean a lot)of swearing, I finally got them installed. It was worth it what a difference this made. I am not a wild motocross racer and struggle to keep the bike upright, when I domakea little jump I dont want the feel like I am going to hit the ground. I went outin my field for testing and the difference was very noticable. Now the bike feels solid and much more controlable. I know this is probally not the 100% correct way to do this but it did make a huge difference and I am much happier with my bike.

 

there's nothing wrong with what you did. i've done that on my street bikes too.all your doing is preloading thesprings. it'sok to do it plus it works. i've been thinking about trying it myself instead of spending $90 on a new set of springs. thanks for the post.

 

Its a way to adjust preload, aka ride height. Good to get you more ground clearancem set the bike up so its geometry is as intended, etc. You will still bottom basically the same on jumps. Can't make a x rate spring into a y rate spring.