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Rear Sag question

reveille

Husqvarna
Pro Class
So I measured my rear sag on my 2012 TE310 and it is at 127mm now. I am at 240lbs in gear. The preload is about at the end of the threads. I end up riding in the middle of the travel so not ideal. Stupid question but I need stiffer springs right? I think I know the answer but just checking. I want plush and not too stiff so I would prefer a spring that is just barely stiff enough.
 
Yes definitely stiffer, a 6.4kg shock spring and .48 fork springs should be in the ballpark for your weight. I'm 280 without gear and I've found a 7.1 shock spring and .54 fork springs give me good sag numbers.


Thanks. I actually installed new springs today. I went 52 front and 64 rear. I feels waaay better now. I now have travel instead of riding with half the stroke used for sag. So going stiffer made it more plush.
 
So I measured my rear sag on my 2012 TE310 and it is at 127mm now. I am at 240lbs in gear. The preload is about at the end of the threads. I end up riding in the middle of the travel so not ideal. Stupid question but I need stiffer springs right? I think I know the answer but just checking. I want plush and not too stiff so I would prefer a spring that is just barely stiff enough.
Whoa! Yea, race sag should be close to 100mm. Spring rates and valving has to do with your weight and what kind of rider you are. I would shoot for a .50 front and 5.8-5.9 rear. Always choose one spring lighter than Paul's race tech calculator for the Husky's. Loose is faster imo.
 
Exactly, just crank in your rebound clickers some. What are you getting for sag numbers with the 6.4? .52s might be a bit heavy for the front but if you're like me, better too much than not enough.
At baseline with 7mm of preload on the 6.4 rear spring I was at 118mm. I increased the preload around 5mm and hit the sweet spot easily. The 52 fronts feel perfect also. The springs I bought from mxtech were for shorter for dual chamber kayabas so I added a 10mm spacer to keep the preload the same as the stock springs. I am in Maui ATM so I won't ride it hard until fathers day. I will be riding single track here in Maui on a KTM 350 exc with WWW.mauimotoadventures.com kinda pricey but you only live once.
 
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