General Suspension on the EX

[markanddona]

When I ordered my EX I ordered the medium springs since my weight is 195. I live and ride in the SW part of the USA so my riding is in Colorado and AZ. We have to carry at least 100oz of water on our rides. I quickly discovered the medium springs were way too soft for my 35 extra lbs of gear and water. So I contacted Kevin at Stillwell Performance. The rear shock always felt dead to me and Kevin put the shock on his dyno and discovered one of the adjusters of the three on the shock did little to nothing that affected the shock. Forks are typical KYB, acceptable, but can be made much better when converted to SSS. Anyway I tested his set up yesterday and I was amazed at how much better the Stark can be made, I went up to 47kg springs in the front and a 57.5 spring on the rear. Most people I've seen on Starks are under sprung and are riding in the mid stroke of the shock and fork and getting a harsh ride plus if you're trying to get the shock dialed all I can say is good luck. This bike now can charge in the rocks, way more stable in the sand, turns on a dime and doesn't kick your butt to ride fast. I highly recommend you contact Kevin at Stillwell Performance and get all the performance you paid for with this great bike/

 

[OpaTsupa]

Could you please check the marking on the shock?
It's engraved at the bottom where it attaches to the clevis knuckle.

Your description matches my experience: shock feels either dead or it kicks and loses traction, clickers do nothing.

 

[markanddona]

Could you please check the marking on the shock?
It's engraved at the bottom where it attaches to the clevis knuckle.

Your description matches my experience: shock feels either dead or it kicks and loses traction, clickers do nothing.

J4DO. Just dead feeling, like I said, on the dyno the clickers did very little. I loosened the rebound up so the shock would return to the max stroke in the rocks but it still felt dead on the big hits. Like it was really heavy in the rebound damping. We completely removed the OEM adjuster and installed a K-Tech adjuster. https://store.ktechsuspension.com/s...uster-hi-lo-kyb-mx-3-3-1-211-015-200-003.html