air gap/oil quantity

wardy · Aug 30, 2011

I'm just about to fit my new 46 springs in the open chamber wp's on my 09 fe450.

I just need to know what airgap to put in and/or the quantity of oil in each leg.

Thanks in advance :mrgreen:

johny · Aug 30, 2011

130mm i believe

tazer · Aug 30, 2011

The 09 owners manual recomends between 100 to 130mm

Taffy · Aug 31, 2011

no, you're all wrong. try 115 and you can even go to 110 depending on shim stack strength (BV v MV). I'm on 110 now.

regards

Taffy

bushmechanic · Aug 31, 2011

Taffy said:
no, you're all wrong. try 115 and you can even go to 110 depending on shim stack strength (BV v MV). I'm on 110 now.

regards

Taffy

classic advice :cheers:

so 110 or 115 is not between 100 and 130?

johny · Aug 31, 2011

ha ha ha 130 works for me

RejekzNoodles · Sep 16, 2011

120 is best to start i also went as far down to 100 to try n stop bottoming out

Taffy · Sep 18, 2011

I'm back to 110 now.

regards

Taffy

wardy · Sep 19, 2011

110 seems to be working for me now, just got to wait for taffy to to sort the shim stacks on his then I will be offering vast amounts of money for him to sort mine !

Taffy · Sep 22, 2011

wardy said:
110 seems to be working for me now, just got to wait for taffy to to sort the shim stacks on his then I will be offering vast amounts of money for him to sort mine !

whato wardy!

mate I really have got them dialled in now! I couldn't really fault them at the weekend and that is just about a first but then you push your luck, ride harder and they start doing other crazy things and you progress!

the shim stacks are now balanced for sure and it is a case of what will the 5.0nm lead too?

I'll swap with Mark2eo this weekend if he wants too. we swapped on 30apr/1may and they both had 'qualities' I felt. his were re-valved but not sprung. mine had gone from .44s to .48s only.

be interesting!

regards

Taffy

Taffy · Sep 27, 2011

Wardy

get in touch by phone mate. I reckon you'd like these now. I ran the 50s at the weekend and the whole set-up is the best I've ever run. if you want them doing I'd say oil, seals, shims, springs, bushes.

regards

Taffy

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