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Jan 30, 2006 | 12:16 PM

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ta2av

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Increase weight of fork oil?

Can the compression of the stock fork and spring be increased by changing the stock fork oil to a higher weight?

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Jan 30, 2006 | 02:03 PM

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Fork oil will affect compression (and rebound) damping as you describe. It's not a substitute for proper springs and won't affect spring rate.

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