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BamZipPow · 04-22-2015, 07:48 PM

Got my fork assembly back and the welder did a great job at welding the extension on. This added about another $200 to this project. Since the air bag spring is further away from its pivot point, it should provide more reaction to the road.

I aired up the new air bag spring to 30psi just using a bicycle pump! The original rubber puck is fastened in its original position only on the top side which should provide bottoming out protection. I should be able to hook everything up and do a test run tomorrow morning to see what improvements this bigger air spring brings to the table.

I will not be reinstalling the Lazy Susan belly pan or wheel pant on at this time until I'm done testing out the air bag spring. There's nothing like pulling everything off just to fix things.

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