Dave wrote on 09/01/15 at 03:00:56:Sizewise......I would take the caps off the forks, pull out the springs and spacers and push the fork tubes down for shipping in a shorter box if size matters! (Some shipping methods may not care about the length).
if size matters?
Really, Dave? I mean, everybody SAYS size doesnt matter, but that's just being nice to , well, it's just being nice...
EVERYBODY knows size matters,
I'm headed out to the shop, gonna scrape two stars off tge scoreboard Dave,
TWO STARS, coming off, right now.
Before I invested labor in tearing them down, I'd call shippers and ask what ,if any, dimensions make, or, if it's just weight.
I can build a box, given a bigger than I need box to start with.And, at fell length, you're gonna need a pretty big starting spot. An BIG office chair box,
Might be long enough. A packing tapegun, razor knife. If you have a metal yardstick you can make a crease in the cardboard running down the circulation, so it folds and makes clean corners. If you have a Pack And Mail
, they'll have bubble wrap. I like rags around chrome, then bubble wrap.
If they're packed both right side up, on end is heavy and the sliders are on the same end. At full extension, I'd rather handle that.
Or, maybe ship two boxes.. make it a bit more money, but lots easier on the handlers. Less likely they would hate on it.o