just curious i am kind of new to the idea of working on bikes, but does any one know the longest fork rake ratio i can go with a savage,  might be getting an old putter that runs and may give me an opporunity to chop out suzi a lil bit.

pittmancharles, like blackiex, I'm not sure what you are asking... Are you asking about the maximum degree of rake possible and/or how long the forks could be stretched?

If so, you need to calculate the "trail" of any given setup to know if it will be rideable. To do that you need several different measurements from the frame and triple tree. Knowing the Rake Angle; Steering head (yoke) offset; Fork length, and Spindle offset will allow calculation of Trail.

Beyond that, there comes a practical limit to where fork flex and front brake dive become handling hazards.  

Here are a couple of places to start getting ideas of what is involved:

http://www.chopper-kit-usa.com/rake_trail.htm

http://www.tonyfoale.com/Articles/RakeEx/RakeEx.htm

As you can see from that one place that sells the kits, they claim to be able to add 18 degrees rake and up to 12" of stretch on the tubes! They also claim to do this while maintaining the stock trail specification.