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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: daveyb182 on March 09, 2005, 01:06:59 PM

Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: daveyb182 on March 09, 2005, 01:06:59 PM
i wonder if somone can help me.  

I have a 2001 GS500 and my front suspension is too soft.  I am not that mechanically minded and was wondering if someone can tell me if i can stiffen the front suspension a little.  

Can it be done? Is it difficult? How do i go about it making sure that i get both sides at the same tension

If someone can help that would be great

thanks guys
:)
Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: tdan553527 on March 09, 2005, 01:21:57 PM
You can make a spacer or buy some Progressive springs for about $60. Use the search function at the top of the page and search for progressive springs.
Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: airbrush on March 09, 2005, 05:12:15 PM
heres a link...there was a question about this just a couple days ago.

http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15596

If someone has pics and a tutorial on how to do, i think someone should throw it up in the mods section of the site....anyone?
Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: daveyb182 on March 14, 2005, 10:46:12 AM
thanks for your helpon that mate
Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: manofthefield on March 14, 2005, 01:42:44 PM
Quote from: airbrushIf someone has pics and a tutorial on how to do, i think someone should throw it up in the mods section of the site....anyone?
Pablo has a how to on his site
Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: roguegeek on March 14, 2005, 01:45:19 PM
I used that tutorial this weekend for installing my Progressive springs. Took me no more than 20 minutes. Was an easy installation because of that tutorial and the front is much stiffer now. :)
Title: front suspension too soft
Post by: Michael on March 14, 2005, 01:49:57 PM
BEWARE!!!  Once you start down the path to the dark side, forever will it control your destiny (with apologies to Yoda  :lol: ).
Now that you've made the front better, you'll realise the back needs fixing as well.  Then there will be the better tyres, the jets, the pipe.  Welcome to the dark side.  :thumb:
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