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I am having what I call a dangerous problem. Would appreciate any help to what I am doing wrong. I must be the dumbest guy around. This email below will explain it. Using Tec progressive springs.

Yes, they would be sticking way up and I would never get the caps on. Is this what you mean? The front wheel is off the ground. Looking at the bike the steel spacer is on the right per dealer manual. Plastic spacers cut at 132 mm each side. Using schedule 40 pvc. Put together exactly as dealer picture. Both are almost dead even at top of fork in air. The left looking at bike is 1 to 2 mm lower probably because of washer. I will fix that. The way I have it I have 9 mm of sag sitting on bike wife balancing. When I took it out it jarred my teeth and head bad and will break something. If I hit a bump in corner I am toast. Pumped pushing cap up and down before tighting for air trapped. Had to press with socket to get cap on so know right height. All I can think of is fork oil level bad from factory but would that do it? It worked before this. Is it the wrong springs? All I can think of. Broke one original plastic spacer. All I can thing of now is getting new one and go back stock. If it works we come back to springs. Certainly can not shorten spacers to 107 mm. I am 210 lbs with full gear. Mike
 
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