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Old 04-04-2014, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Herminator
Any shimming guides for the new school front end?
maybe someone can correct if I am mistaken, but I don't see a place (or need) for a shim just yet. the alloy steering block is fixed on the kingpin with a setscrew. the droop can be controlled by where the block is fixed on the kingpin. out of the box, the spring produces no droop, it will need to sack a little before there is any droop to deal with.

if you were using the old oldskool steering block and the kingpin with e-clips that locate the block, then shimming out droop (or refreshing the springs) could be needed.

edit: Ha! it just hit me that you may have been asking for guidance on how much droop, not how to set droop. for now (or until i put in a shorter spring or longer kingpin), the basic assembly has enough preload to have no droop. it did seem a little stiff steering so maybe the springs need to wear in a little?

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