Forks n Frame,

Hello,
I am looking at putting some 160mm Fox Vans on my Stumpjumper Elite 07 replacing the Fox Talas 140mm.
I know this will change the way the bike handles, however can it cause any damage to the frame and basicly will it be ok?
I have had a look on speshes site but cannot seem to find anything.
Cheers for any advice
I am looking at putting some 160mm Fox Vans on my Stumpjumper Elite 07 replacing the Fox Talas 140mm.
I know this will change the way the bike handles, however can it cause any damage to the frame and basicly will it be ok?
I have had a look on speshes site but cannot seem to find anything.
Cheers for any advice

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it will stress certain ares of the frame and could cause faliure,, check with spesh look on their website to see what the recomended forks length is...
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Unsure what to do now, I have a good deal some on Vans and have a up coming alps trip the last thing I want is my frame going when im in france :oops:
you will end up with a bike that is a bit barge like to ride.
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
I have sent spesh an help request asking if the new forks should be ok, im not overly bothered about the warranty.
nicklouse thats my other worry that the bike will be awful to ride, the front is already light on climbs,
Suppose I was hoping someone would have done it before and say its all gravey :?
invariably, if a person wants to ride a 160mm for, they want to ride a bike designed for it. the stumpy wont be upto being ridden in the way a 160mm bike warrants. if your not goingt o ride it like you average 160mm forked bike, youre probs best off keeping what you have.
I have just upgraded the Brakes - Hope Tech M4s +203 rotors F/R and Mavic 819rims with Pro 2 hubs for the alps in june, the front hub is 20 thru axle and atm I am using the QR converters.
I am a heaver rider 100kilos, and thought the mix between 20mm thru axle on the Fox Vans and the 36mm sanctions would be a god send over there,
I plan at some point (after the alps) to swap the frame to a Pace 405 or similar,
Webster you make a good point about riding style, I am conservative to say the least the fork upgrade is more for stiffness than travel...
Cheers
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
i upgraded to a marzocchi 55ata (worse luck) the beefier fork made a huge difference in that big mountain terrain,, the jump from 140 to 165mm slackened the bikes geomertry off nicley i think it made the bike handle better having the longet fork ,... i know my heckler is designed to take 140 but will take upto 160MM.. it does make the front end wonder on climbs but a change in techneique will sort that,,, i have fox 36 talas rc2 on now so can drop it to 100 mm for climbing, or 130....
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrDelcol#play/uploads
hd vids
http://www.youtube.com/user/topasassin#play/uploads
http://www.vimeo.com/user2514116/videos