Unanswered What do I need to increase travel on a pair of Lyrik Select + forks?

[ac505]

New Whyte E-150 RS soon to arrive and one of the items on my list after the obligatory cable re-route is to increase travel to 160 or 170mm. What do I need in order to perform the modification and are there any good how-to's out there to follow? Thanks

 

[R120]

Its fairly straightforward, but personally I would see if the shop can do it for you as you need to be careful not to scratch/damage anything or mislay seals etc if you are not 100% confident or dont have the tools - essentially you are putting in a longer airshaft - as to which one I ma not sure as you may want to update some of the other internals to latest spec at the same time, e.g they have just release an updated debonair spring

New 2021 debonair spring upgrade

Any of you guys thinking of doing your lyriks? I dont have a problem with the negative airspring side of this modification as I travel mine every 30psi when pumping up anyway,but the riding higher in its travel sounds good,I think it’s only just been announced because I can’t find any stockiest yet.

www.emtbforums.com

Video below is for a pike, but gives you an idea of the process

 

[ac505]

thanks, looks pretty simple.

 

[mtbchris]

All you need to do is swap out the air spring to either 160 or 170mm. I think its around $40USD for the air spring. Or if you really feel squirrely, you can upgrade to an actual coil like the PUSH ACS3 to bump up the travel as well. Just as easy to install but once you go that route its not recommended to go back to air.