A tip for Shortening forks

[KXcam22]

Lately I have been lowering a few bikes for my family members.  The easiest way to lower forks is to add an additinal rebound spring, then shorten the main spring.  This is easy to reverse as kids grow.  A great source for extra rebound springs is the selection of used valve springs found at most automotive engine rebuilders. The shop near my house must have had 50 different sizes to choose from.  I needed some springs 2" long of a particular dimension and ended up with a used pair of chev 396 valve springs (free).  Hope this helps someone. Cam.

[KX500freak]

kxcam i need more info in this matter,
i had an old usd from kayaba that i wanted to learn to shorten...
cut a piece of the main spring and then when i putted it back together,
it had loose play when the innertube was down like with a jump or wheelie for ex.
now what did i do wrong or else ?
youre main spring is not connected to the additional valvespring,correct?
and you don,t have the loose play ,how come ,where do i go wrong
please enlighten me 

[KX500freak]

hey kxcam,
cheers for your clear explanation.
ill dig the fork up and will start again with it .
and ill do some pics from my fork so you can guide me a bit if nescessery if you want
around end of month it will be .

nice to hear you got along with the dutchfamily,s
i have an uncle and a niche (his daughter)living in the states.
always loved your country very much ,but hey ,im stuck here and its safe ,dull and, quiet on dutch soil