I'm wondering what you all may say about this idea for squeezing another inch out of the length of my Arctic cat forks. My idea is that they're resting higher up inside the triple tree housing than they need to be (by at least an inch). I haven't said they're higher in their tree than they should be, just higher than they need to be. Seems like it anyway. Now, the springs are 8" long, and have loops on either end which hold the forks in place about mid-way (let's just say) within their larger tube housings. Springs are secured at the top of the tube housings by a bolt, through the spring loop, and in a through-hole near the housing's top. I could lower hole by drilling a new one through the housing to then secure the spring and fork tube in that lower position, but I don't want to drill more holes in my triple tree. I could buy longer forks, or search for longer springs, but I don't want that either. So I'm thinking I could install an extension (a hat, of sorts) onto the top end of the spring, to mount and hold it in place at a lower position. I been googling and found words like "clevis" and "eyelet" kinda get me in the ballpark. I haven't found a slam dunk, but the attached are at least the ideal kinda shapes I'm thinking would be most efficient. Anybody tried anything like this? Any better ideas? Words to the wise?
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