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daboom
Can I use motorcycle fork oil in the struts?
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I'm sure I can, but what weight is stock, and what volume do I put in?

All my manuals say to buy the tokico kit and don't give any other details. One of my axles got bent from an idiot in a mustang who understeered into me and the replacement strut I have is apart. So I figured I'd up the weight of the oil and stiffen up the shocks while I rebuild them.

Posted on: 2006/11/22 20:12
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B210sleeper
Re: Can I use motorcycle fork oil in the struts?
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i could be wrong, but weren't they willed with 30 weight motor oil?

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Re: Can I use motorcycle fork oil in the struts?
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Time for some testing!!!!! We used to fine tune the forks on my old road race bike by varying the viscosity and amount. A buddy who road raced an MGB did the same. Start with 30 wieght...........fork oil/shock oil is cheap.

Tom

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daboom
Re: Can I use motorcycle fork oil in the struts?
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So any idea how much to put in?

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Re: Can I use motorcycle fork oil in the struts?
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lol don't make me find the FSM... there's a pdf of one out there..

Posted on: 2006/11/22 22:26
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Re: Can I use motorcycle fork oil in the struts?
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i used 20-50 in my stanza struts.... that was 250ml

but unsure on stock 1200 strut volume

measure how much oil you tip out, if you still have the other one in one piece

Posted on: 2006/11/23 1:36
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