How do you replace your stock front fork bushings and springs. What do you do and is it hard.

 

http://www.minibikeoutlet.com/_Insta...tructions.html

 

It only seems hard 'cause the instructions for the springs are crappy. The thing that took me forever to find and remove was the snap-ring (hidden in the upper fork leg). Once you open the fork, its not that bad....and the second one then is much easier than the first. As for the bushings, they're self explanatory once you get the forks open. If you dont have a snap-ring puller, make one. I made one from some thin metal...like the kind you find holding up "vote for whoever" signs. Just bend it into a "u" shape so that either side is about 6 inches long. Use pliers to squeeze the top and just pull down to remove the snap-ring.


Again, it gets easier after the first fork leg............Good Luck

 

Thanks a lot. This will help out a ton.

 

It's easy but it can be greasy.

 

Springs make a HUGE difference.

And im sure bushings make a big difference.. Bushing will be my next upgrade

Now that I have springs, whenever I barley tap the brake, the forks just bend backwords lol.. The stock bushings are doing nothing for me but acting as dust seals

 

Just a suggestion if you put in delrin bushings....

Dry fit them into the fork legs before installing em onto the springs. I took the fork lowers out of my 50, went to my dad's house to use the vice. Reassembled the fork lowers with the springs and bushings.

Took em back to my house and attempted to put em back into the fork tubes. The one delrin bushing was too thick and would not fit back into the fork tube.

While the assembly was still together, I had to take some sandpaper and sand the delrin bushing so it would fit in the housing. It would be much easier to do this without the forks being assembled.

I didn't have a vice or punch at my garage to disassemble the forks again.

two brothers has great directions on their site. There are pictures showing you step by step removal. The only difference is their spring kits come with gold fork ends already installed if I am not mistaken. On most kits you have to screw the stock springs and thread the new springs onto the fork ends.

Steven

 

I was able to seccessfully change out the front bushings and front and rear springs. I difference is definetly noticable.

 

yeah, the guy at the bike shop told me if i was buying springs, i might as well change the bushings so i'd only have to open the forks once....good call on his part. Plus, i had a 20% off coupon they sent me, so i got Applied springs front and rear and Fast 50 bushings all for like $80...not bad.

 

how do I do this ... been holding me up

 

I had to grind out the stock springs, then the ones screw in easy