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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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My ride is rocking and I was wondering if I put and add-a-leaf in it would make the ride more stiff? I'm not looking to spend a lot being a full time student and working part-time. If this wont work what will?
 
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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Crank your Tbars up a little bit. Less than an inch. It won't put an incredible amount of wear on the front parts, but it stiffens the ride up VERY nicely.
 
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Add-a-leafs in the back would make the back end more stiff, but if it is floating around, then you probably should look into new shocks.
 
Old Aug 20, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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replaced the shocks with reflex's at about 155000, it has like 166000 on it right now. i did the t-bar crank and it helped for a little bit but then it slowly started to loose the stiffness. I might just have a find the money for new t-bars and leafs. I'm looking a a cheap fix for the time being until I get the funds.
 
Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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I put the long add-a-leaf in the back and am really happy with it. It stiffened up the ride really nice, and lifted the back end a little more than 2 inches. Then with a minor t-bar crank to bring my front end up a bit I'm really happy with how it rides now. I also have recently replaced shocks.
 
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