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I just put on a new set of Eibach fork springs today and noticed that they are about an inch and a half longer than the ones that were previously on my bike (Progressive Springs). I managed to use the old spacers that were already on the bike, but it's a tight fit now. Also when I compress the forks with everything bolted up, it makes a slight noise as if something were rubbing against something else, just wondering if that's normal (it did that even before the Eibach springs were put in). I have not ridden the bike yet, but I'll see how it goes tomorrow
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Gonna have to cut those spacers down or make new ones from PVC
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Yep... there are tricks to getting it right.

Turn the fork tubes onto the cap... not the opposite or you will get noise.

The Spacer should only have 5-8mm comression when fully seated.

I know people will say...well Kawasaki didn't do that.... yeah well they didn't get the frontend right either....
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I plan on doing that tomorrow, but what will happen if it's ridden the way its set up right now?
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It will just be noisy and somewhat stiff from the beginning...
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