I just received a care package in the mail from Tools-R-Us..
Kevin is a true craftsman and an artist. I had a discussion with him a while back and was complaining that I wanted an inch of spacer but I did not want to lower the spring follow to do so because I did not want to lose upward travel. Since I run 33 inch tires I do not have to worry about rubbing at full compression and I did not want to surrender that travel.
Kevin immediately offered a solution to the less than perfect MR Gasket rubber rings. He suggested that spacers could be machined from 6061 aluminum and be made to my desired height. "By whom?" I asked. "By me", he said.
He took the challenge and produced a BEAUTIFUL pair of black anodized 6061 spacers. They have an internal taper that indexes with the stock spring follow to keep them centered and they have an inside ring to keep the spring centered.
Big moose loaned me an extra follow that I sent to Kevin so that he could tailor the internal taper. He had springs available to fit the retaining ring.
The end result is a beautiful work of art that the photos do not reveal.
Thank you Kevin, they are all I hoped for and more.
Kevin is a true craftsman and an artist. I had a discussion with him a while back and was complaining that I wanted an inch of spacer but I did not want to lower the spring follow to do so because I did not want to lose upward travel. Since I run 33 inch tires I do not have to worry about rubbing at full compression and I did not want to surrender that travel.
Kevin immediately offered a solution to the less than perfect MR Gasket rubber rings. He suggested that spacers could be machined from 6061 aluminum and be made to my desired height. "By whom?" I asked. "By me", he said.
He took the challenge and produced a BEAUTIFUL pair of black anodized 6061 spacers. They have an internal taper that indexes with the stock spring follow to keep them centered and they have an inside ring to keep the spring centered.
Big moose loaned me an extra follow that I sent to Kevin so that he could tailor the internal taper. He had springs available to fit the retaining ring.
The end result is a beautiful work of art that the photos do not reveal.
Thank you Kevin, they are all I hoped for and more.
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I am not a machinist, just enjoy making swarf on old school iron machines as a hobby. A couple of buddies own machine shops, one of them said he would make them, but I am guessing it would take 20+ sets to be worth writing the program and they would still have to sell for $100+?
