Lowering Dual Air Pikes more than 115mm

[Vrexzify]

Hello. I was wondering,if can I lower my Pikes more than 115mm with adding more spacers to it. Is this possible?
Thanks for any advice.

 

[raleighnut]

 

[further]

Maybe

 

[Cubist]

Hello. I was wondering,if can I lower my Pikes more than 115mm with adding more spacers to it. Is this possible?
Thanks for any advice.

Several questions. What wheel size Pikes are they?
Do you mean reduce travel to less than 115mm?
Modern Pikes or older ones?

Rockshox only do the replacement airshaft to reduce to 120 on 29ers. That longest shaft takes 27.5 to 140, or 26 to 150.

 

[Cubist]

If it's an old dual air Pike you would need the appropriate all travel spacer and then use the balance between less air in the positive side to Make the fork sag further, then add negative pressure to firm up the spring rate.

 

[Vrexzify]

I got a '10 Pike 454 Dual Air.
I got the AllTravel spacer kit,but it contains only 3 spacers.
So,it's maybe possible,that I can reduce travel with more spacers?
And I pump 130 psi in pos,120 in neg. Is this appropriate?

 

[Cubist]

For Pikes the spacer goes above the top out bumper washer on the air shaft. If you add a 10mm spacer you reduce travel by 10mm. So if you have three 10mm spacers you will reduce travel by 30mm. That will convert your 140mm Pike to 110mm travel. I don't know whether it's recommended to fit more spacers, but what length of travel are you hoping to achieve?

As I said above, if you add more air to the negative air chamber than is in the positive, the fork will suck down up to 10 mm more, but the spring rate will stiffen, meaning the fork will need more input to react to bumps (reducing high speed compression) but make the fork feel bottomless.

Try fitting two spacers and then pumping the positive to 130 and then the negative to 140. That should give you 115mm or so.

 

[Vrexzify]

I want to get 95mm travel or so. Cause i'm going to buy new bars with 63 or 89mm rise,and with this fork travel,the bike's front would be way too high for any jumping trick.
Soo,i think im gonna create 1-2 more spacers,i'll see what will happen.

 

[Cubist]

You'd be better off getting an Argyle if you want short travel jump fork. Or lower bars.

 

[Vrexzify]

Okay,but first,i'll try to lower it. When it isn't possible,then I sell the Pike,and buy an Argyle.