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LS-Rich Full Member Offline If it ain't broke.... Make it longer!! Posts: 109 Omaha, Nebraska Gender:	what oil and weight to use in the forks 04/16/11 at 10:44:05 Just wondering what oil is good for the forks. Putting in new seals and was curious what oil to use back in them.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: what oil and weight to use in the forks Reply #1 - 04/16/11 at 11:02:02 15w fork oil,...or Dexron ATF...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: what oil and weight to use in the forks Reply #2 - 04/16/11 at 11:29:38 Serowbot wrote on 04/16/11 at 11:02:02: 15w fork oil,...or Dexron ATF... I used 15w myself. Some have said they use a mixture of oil and ATF to get a lighter wt so I'm not sure of the viscosity rating of ATF.
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Re: what oil and weight to use in the forks
Reply #3 - 04/17/11 at 09:30:05

I believe Dextron II is about 7-1/2 weight. The old dextron for Fords was a little lighter, maybe 6-1/2 weight. A friend used to use it in his Honda motocrosser in the early 1980's, it was the "hot" setup for the old CR's. On the street I usually want something a little thicker, so i'll start with 15 weight when I get my Savage going on the street.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: what oil and weight to use in the forks Reply #4 - 04/17/11 at 10:30:13 Use a Synthetic fork oil and you will have less stick ion in the fork,I use Klotz 15 weight fork oil.
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