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Help with woods conversion

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kawi600:
Ok I had the forks and shocks reworked by a local place thats reputable.. but the front end is super harsh despite the valving. They said to go with .42 sprigns due to my weight, but when I slide the forks up in the trees they start feeling more compliant which tells me the springs are too much for the rocks im hitting.
What do you guys run in your woods KX's? I ordered some .38kg/mm springs gambling that they might help get rid of the harshness and let me use the damping.

The Flyin Hawaiian:
Everybody says to go to a heavier fork spring. I have always gone with lighter springs. All of my YZs, CRs, and KXs were changed to .39s. I dont go by the "spring calculator" that everyone tends to go with, I go by what feels good to me. The suspension guys that I have used here on the east coast all race enduros and have suggested the lighter springs because of our rooty/rocky conditions. Even in the sandy Southern NJ woods, I just adjust the compression and rebound to better suit the terrain. My bikes are well balanced and dont have any weird traits associated with a soft front end.

kawi600:
My 94 KDX has .35's and it takes the rocks really well. So I think the .38's should be ok if the damping in the forks isnt really tight.
I dunno about the spring weights.. just feels like theyre thinking motocross and not woods. I dont do those insane jumps, this is just a woods bike to me.
Good to hear someone else has gone with lighter than recommended and its worked out.

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