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Originally Posted by 2bugeyez
Picked up a '99 T-Bird..... Suspension mods?--especially for 2-up.
Thanks
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For the rear, the ZX shocks are excellent. I have a ZX9R unit (94-97, remote res. model) on mine, both compression & rebound adjustment. (Others have used ZX7 & ZX11 shocks to good effect.) You will find the ZX spring too weak for 2-up riding. I've just swapped in the old stock unit spring with great results. You won't believe how much difference the ZX shock makes.
I have Racetech cartridge emulators in the forks which give both linearity & adjustability to compression damping. I disagree with Racetech's suggestion of keeping 10W oil. !5W provides much better rebound damping, with the emulator valves then set to 1 1/2 turns +/- a quarter turn depending on spring rate/riding style etc. Stock springs are a little soft for 2-up (& def. the Hagon Progressives I have are), so either tweak up the emulator damping a bit or fit higher rate springs. IMO, changing the oil level to adjust the air gap as a 'spring' gives either a highly non-linear result only near minimum fork extension or no effect at all. Ok on smooth tarmac but u/s on anything else.
Mike
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