• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1985 wrx 250 fork springs

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84scrambler

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I bought a 85 wrx 250 awhile ago and just now peaked in to the forks and some one installed very long spacers about 6 inches or so and cut the springs now its super soft. So I need to know what the stock length for the spring is ? I have a guy that has some but he asked me what length they are and I have no clue what to tell him. Anybody?
 
Cutting the springs shorter does not make them softer. It makes them stiffer because every inch of travel requires more coil compression than it does for longer springs. I have done this mod on many of my Husky's to stiffen up the front forks. You need to be careful that you don't cut too much off and have coil binding happen at full travel. 6 inch spacer sounds about right to me. If you put the original springs back with no spacer ( OEM setup) the forks will be softer.
 
Well, I hear your theory , and it does make sense . I have read this before also in other threads. When you ride the bike it will dive like a S.O.B. as you hit the front brakes and the front end sits lower than any other bike I ever had. So what does this tell you ?
 
Sounds like the springs are way too soft. Preloading them is unlikely to be a good solution. How much does the fork sag when you sit on the bike?
 
I never really measured sag It just seems faulty just pushing down on the front end . So if I measure the spacer I could add that measurement to the spring length and get my original spring length number ? most likely .
 
Yes. The original springs do not have much preload so the spring length will be close.

However it is not the spring length that is important. Longer springs are softer than shorter springs with the same wire size and pitch. It would be worth checking the forks have correct damping - try 20W oil. If damping is fine then the fork springs are too soft and you need to get stiffer springs. What weight are you? Anything less than 190 lbs and the stock springs can be made to work. Rider sag will tell the story. If the bike sags more than say 25% of ful travel with rider on board then forks springs are too soft.
 
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