how stiff??? i heard from 12% to 40%. anyone?

 

I'd just buy the Pami or RWR springs. There are several good vendors that can hook you up with the 'tried and true' springs that we all know work very well. I have heard Alba uses RWR springs anyhow. Get the 60% springs - if installed correctly, you wont notice the difference unless you compare them side by side.

 

where is a good place to get the 60 percent springs?

 

If you want the Pami springs, call TheBom, the RWR springs are available through RWR, on dunes, perhaps others. I am sure TVI also sells some 60% springs, I don't know if they are RWR or something else Gary liked better. Horsepower research will probably be able to get you some as well - though I know on most builds Eric prefers the Barnett clutch kit since it holds up really well and has a stock like pull. Look to pay in the neighborhood of $35 for them. Installation is basic; the hard part is finding a torque wrench that measures inch pounds.

 

I purchased some springs through Ondune, do I need a gasket when making this swap?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

I didn't need a new gasket, just be careful & you know stuff like that. Do you have a torque wrench with inch lbs? Do a search on here for installing the clutch springs. But basically you put the quad on it's side (without draining the oil) pull off the footrest, and then go to town on all the bolts on the outside of the cover. oh yeah, and getting the clutch lever off is kinda wierd, just be careful with that as well. Someone can probably describe how to ge that off much, much better than I can. Do the springs one at a time, and do NOT mix up the new ones and old ones!!! They do not look any different, AT ALL!

 

well i got the 60% put in. i had the albas or barnetts. big diff between the two! rons are longer and a lot stiffer. the pull is a little harder to. going to have to get the hyd clutch.

 

shmee, ride it before you worry about the hydraulic clutch. if you rode a DS with those and no one told you they were there you would never know it. I've rode three that way and only found out about the springs later. Sure if you sit in the garage and pull the clutch lever twnety times it wears your hand a lot more, but how often do you use your clutch while riding? not twenty times in twenty seconds.