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Offline Locky

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Spring ? Which way is up ?
« on: November 26, 2011, 11:18:46 »
Going to fit a Hyperpro progressive spring to my rear shock , which way up does the spring go ?
Tight wind to the top or bottom ?

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Re: Spring ? Which way is up ?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2011, 12:04:27 »
I vaguely remember fitting springs to my Vee and it was tighter coils up.
It's pronounced 'twenty-one-twelve'

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Re: Spring ? Which way is up ?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2011, 12:39:20 »
website says tight coils uppermost

http://www.suspensionshop.org/HP-hyperpro-fork-shock-springs.php

There are 2 pdf files you can download from the home page  :thumb:

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Re: Spring ? Which way is up ?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2011, 14:33:22 »
Thanks for the info , I won't tell you how I managed to compress the spring but it involved a length of 3"x2" timber  lol ...Anyway its now fitted and about to be put back on the Wee..Thanks again.

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Re: Spring ? Which way is up ?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2011, 16:43:39 »
Quote from: "Locksmith"
I won't tell you how I managed to compress the spring but it involved a length of 3"x2" timber

I think that's mentioned in the Haynes manual  :shrug:
It's pronounced 'twenty-one-twelve'

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Re: Spring ? Which way is up ?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2011, 16:53:53 »
Just been out on it for a hr , what a difference . They should have come like this from new . A mod worth doing  :lala: