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08 FE450 shim stack

Joined Apr 2009
56 Posts | 0+
Lyndon, Illinois USA
I bought my bike used and someone re-valved the forks. I feel they are way too harsh for the type of riding I do and was wondering if someone could tell me what the stock stack looks like so I can start over. The bike is an 08 FE 450.

If someone has a good stack for a rider that weighs 225# with gear and I ride mostly single track with rocks and roots.

thanks
RCG
 
Thank you bushmechanic, I will give it a try. This is MackMack's old bike by the way.
 
ah then the link is useless, sorry.

perhaps the guy who revalved it might have a suggestion.

I would check the axle alignment the oil level and the main spring prelaod if you haven't allready.

those stacks look very soft, stiffer might be nicer.

sometimes the mechanical side of the whole thing can be overlooked prelaod, tight seals, alignment bushes etc.

and yet another angle: while increasing the travel isn't really that good on a bike with 310mm ground clearence we have about 370mm clearence so 320mm fork travel should be a minimum. with more travel my 0.44 springs work like 0,51s would at the end of teh stroke in your bike. I can also run a rediculously low oil volume and hardly ever bottom out.

good luck with it.

stock stacks below the stock MV spring is very stiff so you can't really go back to stock without one.

Base valve
24x0.1
24x0.1
14x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
22x0.1
22x0.1
20x0.1
18x0.1
16x0.1
14x0.1
8.5x0.3
18x0.25

Mid valve: Float is 1.8mm (spring 0.87mm diameter wire.. stiff WP MV spring)

24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
24x0.1
22x0.1
20x0.1
18x0.1

Rebound:

24x0.1 D
24x0.1 D
24x0.1 D
24x0.1 D
12x0.1
20x0.1
18x0.1
16x0.1
8.5x0.3
8.5x0.3
16x0.25

Top out spring is 32mm long wire is approx 2.55mm diam and spring OD is 19mm

Oil height measured on disassembly 120mm

FWIW I would try a single stage BV, a mid with 1.2mm or less float and drill a 1.2mm bleed hole in the MV. the stock HS rebound is allready too soft IMHO and will need further stiffening with a bleed hole in the mid.

HTH
 

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