Lowering BB & Tightening Head Angle

[moorey]

Seriously though has anyone had any experience with offset bushing kits and what BB drop I might achieve?

Only with slackening. I run 6mm offset in one trail bike, and 4mm in the AM bike. You gotta make sure it doesn't cause things to fowl, whether increasing or decreasing.
I also put 6mm offsets in my lads duallie, to lower the standover.
Can't tell you how much it dropped them exactly though.

 

[stinkytodamax]

Only with slackening. I run 6mm offset in one trail bike, and 4mm in the AM bike. You gotta make sure it doesn't cause things to fowl, whether increasing or decreasing.
I also put 6mm offsets in my lads duallie, to lower the standover.
Can't tell you how much it dropped them exactly though.

Thanks Moorey it sounds like its worth a crack even if I have to bump stop the shock and the HA does slacken out a bit.

 

[moorey]

Aren't you trying to steepen? :faint2:
Isn't this exactly opposite to your goal? :faint2:

 

[silentbutdeadly]

You gotta make sure it doesn't cause things to fowl...

...cause no-one wants a chicken in the fork. :wave:

 

[stinkytodamax]

Aren't you trying to steepen? :faint2:
Isn't this exactly opposite to your goal? :faint2:

Lower the BB is what I'm really chasing. The HA issue is secondary.

 

[Ivan]

Lower the BB is what I'm really chasing. The HA issue is secondary.

Upgrade to 26" wheels would be the easiest way to lower your BB. :bounce:

More seriously, Offset bushes + internal lower headset bearing (if possible)+ Lowering fork.

 

[stinkytodamax]

Upgrade to 26" wheels would be the easiest way to lower your BB. :bounce:

More seriously, Offset bushes + internal lower headset bearing (if possible)+ Lowering fork.

Put an angle set in backwards?

 

[mitchy_]

Put an angle set in backwards?

steepening your head angle with an angle set will raise your BB.

 

[Ivan]

Put an angle set in backwards?

What mitchy said

 

[Wombatone]

Fair call might have call the plastweld bloke and get out the hacksaw.

Same bloke with hacksaw who build the 650b Stumpjumper might help you out?