Please tell me I am wrong...

[BusaCruise]

sounds like I may be in for some parts...should have gotten the ones for sale on the board a few months back.

so...just springs oil and seals? or do I need to go with valving as well?

 

[Over_Easy]

What's up with this "H"

 

[omslaw]

PM John, see if he is up for it... the forks can be off the bike and on the ground in 20 minutes...

I can prolly bring my headlift stand if anyone needs it...

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

In re: "The heavier oil, without the help of the spring to balance the weight, would likely just blow by the seals quicker. I'm certain you really shouldn't do one without the other."

What?

? What is the basis for your opinion that springs somehow "balance" the weight of the fork oil?

 

[Mr Bogus]

In re: "The heavier oil, without the help of the spring to balance the weight, would likely just blow by the seals quicker. I'm certain you really shouldn't do one without the other."

What?

? What is the basis for your opinion that springs somehow "balance" the weight of the fork oil?

they serve 2 different purposes, I would imagine you could "compensate" for a lack of spring with a heavier oil but that is sort of a "micky mouse" fix.. (and could get you in trouble I bet)

better to have the correct springing and the correct oil/valves for damping and rebound..

 

[HillbillyTom]

Heavier fork oil acts like turning the compression & rebound up. The springs hold the bike at a set ride highth (sp?) and is not affected by oil weight, the comp. & rebound setting dictates how the wheel goes over imperfections in the road and is affected by oil weight (and setting). When the wheel goes up & down the fork (shock) oil is forced through measured orfices in the valve body which is the resistance called compression & rebound, spring returns the bike to the proper ride highth. Heavier fork oil can mimic a heavier spring by making the fork stiffer when you hit a bump but after bouncing the front up, it then looses traction on the back side of the bump because after being raised too fast, the fork also can't rebound due to the thicker oil and follow the road surface.
Spring for your weight, and the stock valving and oil weight, when properly set, can handle the rest.