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Technical / YZ250 Spring Rates
« on: June 03, 2012, 10:27:41 PM »Forks stock .44, went to .45. Works perfect
Shock stock 4.9, went to steel 5.4. Not so good.
Rider: 49 year old 220lb, decent ability all around, former MX racer, can still beat my kid on his RM125 but not for much longer.
Thanks. I?m questioning going to .45?s or .46?s on the forks. I hear there can be a lot of variance in ratings though, so when my manual lists the standard spring as .438, I?m assuming that?s basically a .44, and the next stiffer listed is a .449 which I?m assuming is a .45 rating, that might not make a noticeable difference if the spring ratings a little off.
Without riding it, I?d tend to agree that a 5.4 rear spring would be way too stiff to go with .45 fork springs. Did Factory Connection suggest the 5.4? Did you change it out for a softer rate yet?