what year and type of xr springs do I use for my 04 kdx 200
Posted: 08:12 pm Jul 26 2006
and where would be the best place to order from .also are there any other parts to order to do this? TIA
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what year and type of xr springs do I use for my 04 kdx 200
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Posted: 06:30 am Jul 27 2006
You have first got to determine what spring rate you need. There a a few sites that have rate calculators like RaceTech or MX-Tech. Then AFTER you determine what you need, you then determine IF a stock XR had that rate. Or you just buy new springs.
Posted: 12:18 pm Aug 01 2006
Yeah..figure out your rate requirements first.
XR springs are in the .38-.42 range, depending on year, make, model.
I preferred acutal honda springs, not springs made FOR a honda. That means getting them from dealer or 3rd party OEM parts seller (like ron ayers).
I got my honda springs from MX-Tech. Red wings on the packaging and everything!
XR springs are in the .38-.42 range, depending on year, make, model.
I preferred acutal honda springs, not springs made FOR a honda. That means getting them from dealer or 3rd party OEM parts seller (like ron ayers).
I got my honda springs from MX-Tech. Red wings on the packaging and everything!
Re: what year and type of xr springs do I use for my 04 kdx
Posted: 09:25 am Aug 09 2006
As an XR owner, I see XR400 riders swapping out their stock springs routinely. Most are about .40 so if that's the rate you want, they are easy to find used. You can look at Thumpertalk.com or watch eBay. If I were looking I would try and get someone on Thumpertalk to sell me theirs.Sky.A wrote:and where would be the best place to order from .also are there any other parts to order to do this? TIA
It was easy for me - I found srpings for my XR and moved the XR springs to the KDX. Next I want to put the USD KX forks on the KDX.
Posted: 12:18 pm Aug 09 2006
Why xr springs?
Posted: 12:34 pm Aug 09 2006
Mostly because they are
A) Cheap (take off are almost always available as the stock spring rate on a XR400 is too low for the bike)
B) They are hot wound and don't tend to shrink and fail so easily
C) Come in a range of .38 to .42 which is the range that most KDX riders want to put in their front forks
D) They fill up substantially more of the fork tube than the stockers and most other available replacements since most are of the opinion that forks work better with springs in them then they do with spacers.
A) Cheap (take off are almost always available as the stock spring rate on a XR400 is too low for the bike)
B) They are hot wound and don't tend to shrink and fail so easily
C) Come in a range of .38 to .42 which is the range that most KDX riders want to put in their front forks
D) They fill up substantially more of the fork tube than the stockers and most other available replacements since most are of the opinion that forks work better with springs in them then they do with spacers.