Subject: RE: Wirth and Ikon - a review
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Mar 3, 2005, 9:54 AM
Post ID: 1718486603
Hi John,
At the risk of exposing my limited suspension knowledge, the Wirth
springs seem to be quite a bit stiffer while still providing a smooth
ride. I always found the stock springs to be way too soft. The front end
doesn't dive as much on breaking, either. I didn't put in any spacer
with either the stock springs or the wirth springs, so I can't comment
about the relative differences achieved there. The front end just seems
to handle better.
As for the shocks, I tried them at 2 and 2, but I'll be playing around
with the settings. I found this setting to smooth out the bumps nicely
yet not compress to far in the corners. Granted a loop isn't a V11
sport, but I enjoy a more sporting feel.
John Ulrich wrote:
| I not motivated to drop the forks to pop in new springs, but what difference can you put your finger on in the forking dept. I'm running a 1/2" pvc spacer in mine to take out the "slack". Those Icons are sweet. I run mine on "1" (mush) and the lowest preload, even two up this setup is the most "comfortable" for my rutty roads and no bottoming out! Remember this is a loop on a V11 sport! Later, JU |
Regards,
Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender