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How To Lower Argyle 318
Jan 29, 2008Published by rlee560How to lower Argyle 318 to 70mm. 1. Remove topcap from compression(left) side of fork. Require 24mm socket. 2. Back the screw on the bottom of the same leg out 3 or 4 turns. Wack the screw with a Rubber mallet to unseat the shaft assembly. Then remove the screw the rest of the way. You will need a clean cup to catch the oil that drains out. Save the oil you will have to put it back in later. 3. Tip fork over upside down. The spring assembly will slide out. This is what it looks like.  1712102 4. You will need 30 mm of spacers. The ones I use are 10mm each. They can be purchased at any hardware store for less than a dollar. They are in the same isle as the nuts and bolts.  1692220 5. Remove the spacer on the top of spring assembly. Put in safe place in case you decide to change it back. Slide the 30mm of spacers on the bottom of shaft. I put them in between the negative spring and shaft hat.  1712101 6. Slide assembly back into fork. Replace screw in bottom of leg. Pour oil back in the fork. I used a nylon washer to cushion the spring topcap contact area.  1692221 7. Replace top cap. Done. Fork is now set at 70mm. 
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RJC91
(Feb 5, 2008 at 17:44)
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if i only wanted 80 would i use 2 spacers?
i did this to my argyles when i had them. i set it to 80 but put the softer yellow spring in so it felt a bit more consistent and not to firm. nice instructions tho dude.
can i use 20mm of cut bar as a spacer to make the forks 80mm or does it need to be plastic spacers,
cheers
cheers
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doesn't matter, just steel is going to be heavyer and could be louder than plastc because of metal-on-metal.
I failed.
ryan obviously started the fail thing.
If you used 2 10 mm ones if would be 20mm, if you used 8 10 mm ones it would be 80 mm
but, I think he is saying that if he used 2 10 mm ones would it lower to 80 mm.
ryan obviously started the fail thing.
If you used 2 10 mm ones if would be 20mm, if you used 8 10 mm ones it would be 80 mm
but, I think he is saying that if he used 2 10 mm ones would it lower to 80 mm.
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hey i got a quick question, i used the whole top spacer to lower mine, but when it was lowered i got only 20mm travel out of them? i had it installed right, would you be able to help me out and show me a pic of exactly where your forks bottom out to?
you said to take off cap on left side, is that the blue thing on the 318 becasue on the pictures its on the other side, i have the 302 and there both the same??
take out the spring assembly on the left side, where theres the little bolt sticking out the bottom, not the side with the rebound on the bottom
You just hace to insert some spacers under the negative spring, it'll look similiar in every fork, got some 'hooks' on the dumpers body, where U need to mount those spacers, It'll lower the fork and the travel as well. Don't remove the original spacers from another places, it could cause the effect that we could have seen in the pre 'tire clearance upgrade' manitous - bottomed out fork makes the tire hit the crown... In every brand our mod would look various, in manitous U don't have neither to remove the caps nor to pour the oil out, you just have to take the lower stanchions off.
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no it will only work for an argyle 302 or 318 but its very simalar to doing a 409 other forks such as mz are harder as you need to take apart the whole for but its the same principle as the more spacers/higher the spacers the lower the fork will be
so basically no oil came out of the left leg...maybe a couple of drops. how much should come out/how much should i put back in?
I'm not familiar with the domain but they should be similar. You will have to take it apart and see. No big deal.
Were would I pour the oil back in?
Once you have tightened the bolt on the bottom of the fork do you just pour it in the top?
Or a certain area?
Once you have tightened the bolt on the bottom of the fork do you just pour it in the top?
Or a certain area?
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Whats the advantage to lowering a fork? I'm getting a DJ1 lowered to 80mm for my P1, would It screw anything up?
i just did my 302s used the spacer that was inside they seem really low now an lot stiffer too bitch to fget the top cap backk on because theres loads of tension
oh right, yeah i tryed to do that just the minute ago but when i tryed to put it back in the same order as the pictures ^, i couldnt get the little allen key screw to bite to the internal thread near the bottom of my fork !
so i gave up and put them back to normal
so i gave up and put them back to normal
i might do but there is a little bit in there and i like them softer !
but what oil will i need ?
thanks
but what oil will i need ?
thanks
any shock oil
i got some finishline for my boxxers when i got new seals and that was something like £11
just get a syringe and put some in and when you like the feel of them leave it as that.
the less oil the softer they will be. but make sure you have oil in them because if you dont have enough it might f*ck em
i got some finishline for my boxxers when i got new seals and that was something like £11
just get a syringe and put some in and when you like the feel of them leave it as that.
the less oil the softer they will be. but make sure you have oil in them because if you dont have enough it might f*ck em
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