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Suspension issue...

jayvlnt

jayvlnt

Husqvarna
A Class
Hey Guys

So I've recently got myself an 06 te510

The bike is great and I love it and after working on all the bugs I'm now to the suspension
My front forks are perfect so on to the rear

I believe this model has a 5.2kg-5.4kg spring am I wrong?

No I believe my one may have sagged over time as the big looks not as tall as it should be

Now to my main question!

I am 6''7' and 120kg(265lbs)

Now I'm wondering what would be the best suspension setup ie spring rate etc and any other mods to help

Thanks j
 
You're definitely going to need different springs at your weight. You'll want to measure your current sag, and then change your springs based on that. There is a good (and long) thread about sag here:

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/suspension-setup-recommendations.17268/

Here is some general info about measuring sag:

http://www.harrymoto.com/MX/RaceSag/set_your_race_sag.htm

In my opinion, you're also going to need a revalve. The higher spring rates you're going to be running will probably require more rebound damping, especially on those forks. I think it's likely that you'll also want more compression damping, a lot of those Marzocchi forks are pretty light on compression to begin with, even for a light guy. See this thread:

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/harsh-front-forks.39110/
 
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