replacement rear spring

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hey guys,

need to replace the rear spring on my bike as im a little chunkier than most, and i need some help in making sure i get the right one

so heres the facts:

its an 04 kona coiler deelux, with 5 inches rear travel via a fox vanilla rc

i weigh about 16 stone//224 pounds

and my current spring has 450lbs and 2.30 written on it, if that helps

so any help would be much appreciated

cheers

hey guys,

need to replace the rear spring on my bike as im a little chunkier than most, and i need some help in making sure i get the right one

so heres the facts:

its an 04 kona coiler deelux, with 5 inches rear travel via a fox vanilla rc

i weigh about 16 stone//224 pounds

and my current spring has 450lbs and 2.30 written on it, if that helps

so any help would be much appreciated

cheers
:D CONTACT FOX! (www.foxracingshox.com (http://www.foxracingshox.com)) - they have a tech dept.

i did a bit after posting this not expecting anything, but they replied in 2 minutes, how ace are they :D

i did a bit after posting this not expecting anything, but they replied in 2 minutes, how ace are they :D
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FD

oki doki, the dude at fox reccommended a spring weight of 700lbs X 2.3 spring

hope this helps some of you