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Just fitted European spec fork springs, courtesy of Martin Young, and then tried to work out if they were level by using the markings on the adjusters. After I thought they were about the same, I decided to use a vernier, and you've guessed it they were out, now sorted and level.slow codger wrote:
Dave E
... you what?
the forks are joind at the bottom by an axle, so spring rate and preload is the sum of the two and a millimetre or two diference at the individual adjusters makes no difference. It is common for racers needing to optimise spring rate to use a different rate spring in each fork leg. For trackdays I use .9kg/mm in one and .95kg/mm ( as .925kg/mm springs are not made) in the other without any ill effects. not saying it would make any difference, as you say they are joined at the axle, and a small amount out would be compensated between the 2. However the lines on the adjuster which appeared to be level when eyeballed were in fact nearly a mm out. Shades of my old Triumph there, although that was at the crankase where of course the oil ran out.