Or 1and 3/4 lol.I dropped it 1 and 6/8 of an inch. It feelsmore inline and sportier. Definetly awesome
Thanks, JT. I've also removed that horn/cable bracket and used the zip-tie method. Gotta love it.Nice write up DD
If you do one side at a time, the fork should push itself up through the trees. Might have to twist back and forth a bit with your hands, just don't loosen the clamps too much (like I did on the 2nd one) or it'll shoot too far through and then you'll have to MacGuyver a way to get it back down.So I've read pretty much everywhere that once you loosen the top and bottom tree clamps that the bike will slide down pretty easily on the forks. Not mine. I've loosened both clamps and sat on the bike, didn't lower, I bounced on the bike, didn't lower.
In a case like this, is there an easier way to do this or will I have to remove the front wheel so I can push each fork up individually? I'm sure the clamps were loose enough too.
You don't need straps or any of that. A flat floor jack and done.If you do one side at a time, the fork should push itself up through the trees. Might have to twist back and forth a bit with your hands, just don't loosen the clamps too much (like I did on the 2nd one) or it'll shoot too far through and then you'll have to MacGuyver a way to get it back down.
The first fork I followed instructions on one of the posts here that said just a slight turn to loosen the screws...the second fork seemed stuck so I went over a full revolution and and soon as I put any load on the forks (holding the front brake and pushing forward on the bars) that fork popped up and bottomed out on the bars...took a good 2hrs to find a solution to undo it (didn't have a garage to hang from).
For what? Raising the forks or pushing them back down through the trees? When I raised them I didn't use straps...or a floor jack. Just loosened one at a time. When I had to drop the one that came too far through I ended up just using a scrap piece of wood (~1/2x2x6") and a large c-clamp to push it back down slowly. Wasn't too hard, took more time to look for the c-clamp and some scrap wood than it took for the whole process start to finish.You don't need straps or any of that. A flat floor jack and done.