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Enduro Suspension Tuning & maintenance of Enduro forks, shocks, etc |
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Recommend me spring rates?
Hi all
I'm 95kg, ride a 2006 EC300, I ride fast enduro and some MX. I've looked at racetech and mx-tech websites and get greatly differing, or no results at all! Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
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2006 EC300 Enduro - Ignitech CDI - 38/NECW#2/165 FMF gnarly, FMF shorty, .50 front 5.7 rear 2016 RM-Z450 |
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I ride a 06 EC200, but not as fast as you. I'm about the same weight (or perhaps a tad less) and use 0.45 in the forks and 5.4 at the rear.
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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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I'm thinking 0.48 up front and 5.7 on the rear? Sound about right?
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2006 EC300 Enduro - Ignitech CDI - 38/NECW#2/165 FMF gnarly, FMF shorty, .50 front 5.7 rear 2016 RM-Z450 |
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I used the Racetech calculator. Then I asked Enduro Engineering about their opinion when I ordered springs from them, and they confirmed that the numbers were close to what they would have suggested. To me, my spring rates seems quite OK, at least when comparing static and dynamc sag numbers.
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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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I eventually found a place that could supply me springs for my weight, but didn't confirm 'rates' to me, I guess its so we don't go and buy elsewhere if we know the rate ?? They still had to order the fork springs in anyway, I should get them next week, then I should be able to tell you what they recommended for a 118kg rider. That said, they did say I was borderline and opted for the slightly softer option as I don't intend to ride mx. |
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Racetech calculator reckons my rear (6.2) is good for 105 - 115kg. No idea who did my bike before me.
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2006 EC300 Enduro - Ignitech CDI - 38/NECW#2/165 FMF gnarly, FMF shorty, .50 front 5.7 rear 2016 RM-Z450 |
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Required spring rate depends a lot on frame geometry and suspension type too.
Eg: My '11 EC300 with Sachs front and rear running .50 fork springs and 6.0 rear spring. Perfect sag figures. '14 EC300R 48mm Zoke forks/Reiger shock needed .48 fronts and 6.4 rear to get the sags correct and have it feel balanced. Ps I'm 95kg naked/115kg all geared up inc tools, 3l water and spare hd tube. I would suggest a 6.0 rear but if you already have a 6.2 keep it. What do your sag numbers tell you?
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Current: 2014 Gas Gas EC300R _____________________________________________ Previous: 2011 Gas Gas EC300 ELC 2004 KTM 300 EXC |
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Linkage has a big effect on the rear spring too, and there were quite a few tweaks to it between the 2011-2014 period. Not sure about the older ones.
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.46 or .48 for the front when coupled with a 5.7 rear? I've run the RT calculator a few times on different bikes and the rear generally stays the same but the front differs...
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2006 EC300 Enduro - Ignitech CDI - 38/NECW#2/165 FMF gnarly, FMF shorty, .50 front 5.7 rear 2016 RM-Z450 |
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i'm not as fast as you and a bit lighter as well. i have 4.6 fork springs, and a 5.6 rear spring on my 11 ec 300. you could probably go up a size or 2 from my set up?
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