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[Closed] 130mm revelations - can you spacer them down?

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hi, just been offered some 130mm revs to fit my bike build. Unfortunately the frame is pretty much 100-120mm max I think.

Anyone any ideas if they could be spacered down or if they're no good?


 
Posted : 15/08/2012 8:57 pm
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What year are the revs?


 
Posted : 15/08/2012 9:09 pm
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And what is the frame? I run 130 rev dual air on a giant anthem x with no worries, just a little more air in the neg chamber to keep them down to 120 and get great small bump compliance.


 
Posted : 15/08/2012 9:24 pm
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You should be able to spacer them down. Is there a plastic slotted barrel shaped thing in the bag with the owner's manual?
Edit: "been offered" - ask seller if they come with the spacer.


 
Posted : 15/08/2012 10:15 pm
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Posted : 15/08/2012 10:17 pm
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You can buy the Rock Shox all travel spacers as after market items for reducing the travel. I got some from Loco Tuning and am pretty sure TFTuned sell them too.


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 6:01 am
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Yes you can reduce the travel on them, fire me a mail and I'll post you some 😀


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 8:22 am
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Are QR Revs, say 2010 vintage, manufactured stiffer than say like for like QR Reba's or do they just offer more travel up to 150mm depending on spacers?


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 8:47 am
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Yes I think the lowers will be different and bushies in a different position to cater for the extra travel, 150 qr's (guessing they're O.E) will be fairly flexy though, I reckon for those at 150mm you're better off with a thru axle.


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 9:02 am
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Transapp, it's a voodoo wanga 2010 steel frame, but that's a pretty good idea on the neg chamber, hadn't thought of that!

Loco, YGM

Thanks for the help guys!


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 9:09 am
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The trouble with putting more air in the neg. air chamber is that it'll make the forks more 'divey'.


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 9:14 am
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I've just been fiddling about with my newish Rev RLs to try to stop that divey feeling, think I had too little in the negative - will 5psi more in the positive chamber help things along, at the expense of some sensitivity?


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 9:18 am
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Bit of compression will stop it diving so much, I run an extra 5 to 10 psi in the positive chamber of my Rev RCT3's to hold them up, although at 10 psi extra they do loose a bit of small bump sensitivity, so keep that for when I'm pretending to be all Gnar and stuff 😉


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 9:24 am
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Cool, tks.


 
Posted : 16/08/2012 9:28 am

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