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Posted by chief
- August 20, 2011, 16:48:25 PMNo, don't go near 71psi... you will likely pop the seals when you ride it...
The dampener setting runs 1-4 with 1 being soft for light loads, good roads and low speeds - 4 is hard for heavy loads, bad roads and high speed. Adjust to suit yourself.The air pressure should run between 0 to 43 - 0 is intended for 150 pound rider with no passengers and no added "stuff". 43 is the manual high, hard, heavy, bad road setting. I ran with 45 before I changed over to 440's. The bike's rear wheel should be off the ground when adjusting. A no loss progressive shock pump and gauge is recommended.
Have a look at the MODS/TIPS section of the web site. There is some info in there about this stuff... also look in the accessories area for pumps, shocks etc.
Posted by aclone
- August 20, 2011, 11:30:32 AMProgressive 440 or if your riding two up 440 HD . When its time to change the fork oil put progressive springs in.
Mark
Posted by jagered
- August 20, 2011, 10:47:12 AMi have a 2002 and the shocks seem to be "sloppy". i have verified at least one side is getting pressurized and the other i could not - so i took it to a dealer and they said they had no problems?!?!
i don't get it... i have a small hi press pump for my mountain bike shock and can get PSI in the right side, but the left side never shows any pressure?!? any ideas? i found a bunch of replacement shocks but which would be the best one and the easiest...
Phat Performance has a 412, 416, 418, 430, 440 and 812 series??? would any one of them be better than OEM?
thanks
EDIT - ok, tried it again and made sure all weight was off the rear and the tire spun freely... got pressure into each shock. now, question about PSI and Dampener Setting... I have read that 71PSI is the absolute max and the dampener setting is 1 to 4 for soft to hard (4 being hardest)... is this right?