Shortening Suntour XCR's

leaflite
leaflite Posts: 1,651
edited November 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
I have some 120mm SR Suntour XCRs lying around after taking them off my GT. They are going to be fitted to the apollo project until the money can be found to buy something better. The problem is as they are long for 120mm forks (510mm axle to crown) they are a bit too long for the apollo. I have some 1cm spacers lying around for some rockshox revelations, and was wondering whether these can be fitted to shorten the suntours???
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  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    No, I doubt it, odds are they have completely different internals, especially since they are coil forks.
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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  • konadawg
    konadawg Posts: 447
    You could simply cut the springs down.

    If you wanted to do a proper job you would also subsequently heat the end coil where you have cut, to cherry red (gas cooker fine), collapse it, and then grind the face flat, just like the factory termination.
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