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Old 08-18-2009, 06:38 PM
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Any One Have Any Problems With The Schwinn Type Springer Front End?
I Found Springer Front Ends As Cheap As $29.99. Will It Hold Up?
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Old 08-18-2009, 10:11 PM
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Should hold up unless you plan to ride MTB trails.
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Old 08-18-2009, 10:17 PM
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Default Re: Springer Front End

You'll probably want to tighten all the bolts extra tight!!! They're kinda "wobbly" feeling!
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Old 08-18-2009, 10:42 PM
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Default Re: Springer Front End

if i may make a helpful suggestion....
my cop bike's springer bolt flew out of the assembly as i was tooling down the road, causing quite the wobbly side-to-side action.
i remedied this by gooping some jb-weld at the very end of the bolt (shown in blue).
i loosened that bolt until it a couple threads cleared the backside. that way i get the most suspension from it. if you tighten the crap out of the main bolt, it'll compress the spring and be as stiff of a ride as though it wasnt there. defeating the purpose.
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:13 PM
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Default Re: Springer Front End

Here's what I did with the springer- blue loctite on the pivot bolt and the small bolts holding the top of the arms to the saddle.

For the big center bolt, I screwed the bolt in far enough to put a jam nut on the other side of the plate- it's not tpp tight, but it kicks the front end out nicely. I used blue loctite on that too and tightened the jam nut on there tight. I have never had to tighten any of them since- almost 2 years on that setup.
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:15 PM
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Default Re: Springer Front End

If I may ask, where did you find the front end?
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Old 08-19-2009, 12:11 AM
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Old 08-19-2009, 12:56 AM
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Thank you very much!
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