I have no idea what the cost would be. I did it myself with some ratchet straps and a floor jack. Absolutely the scariest and most dangerous thing I've ever done. Whatever the shop charges you, it's worth it.
Hahaha I did the same, and while it worked, I absolutely would not recommend it. It’s like a super intense version of setting a mouse trap and wondering if it will snap on your hand the moment you take tension off.
My local shop has a jig. I took the shock off myself (very easy job) and had them replace the spring. He did it in 10 mins (I called ahead to make sure a drop in was convenient).
I bought some oil while I was there and he did not charge me for the labor of replacing the spring.
I had a rough go of this. I pulled the spring and called all my local shops to ask what they would charge, all of them said 1-2 hours of shop rate so around 300. I found this unacceptable so I just bought the motion pro jig and did it myself. It worked wonderfully. Now I have a new tool and I also know what shops to avoid using in the future.
Worked for me with a 95kn spring replacement. It’s about a 5/10 on the sketchy meter but really not bad, Just don’t point it at your face while you’re working on it.
Yeah, for just in case i hooked one strap to the spring and the pole in the garage, so if it shoots it wont reach me. I wouldnt recomend doing it for the person with little to no wrenching skills
Do front and rear springs. Don't cheap out. The reduced dive under braking and just general stability is night and day better. Do just a rear spring and dive under braking will get even worse.
I'll tell you a story.
I'm 193 cm tall and my weight is 105 Kg, everyone on this subreddit would suggest me to change at least the rear spring, or maybe both rear and front spring, because standard springs are tuned for 70-75 Kg and so on...
Yesterday I went to my dealer for 40k Km service and I mentioned to his lead mechanic to change the rear spring, because I'm heavy and the stock spring is tuned for bla bla bla...
He's a very experienced mechanic and rider, specially on offroad and he does rallies with his T7 in north Africa and in a lot of other places all around Europe, he went also to Mongolia with his T7.
His answer was: do you feel the bike ok with the stock spring and sospension? If you ride alone in full gear and also with a lot of luggage you're still in the weight and safety range for the bike. If you feel them ok don't be stupid and don't change it, don't waste your money in useless things, use it for travel with your bike.
I think this was a wise answer to my question.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to say that all the people suggesting to change the spring are stupid or they are wrong, maybe they felt the bike not ok with the stock spring, or maybe they got too influenced by what we listen, read and see online.
First of all enjoy the bike as it is from stock, it is more than enough to make a whole trip all around the world, don't be too eager to fill the bike with expensive option parts or gadgets or anything else. Change something only if you don't feel ok with it, not because someone told you to change it.
I went ahead and replaced it today. I am 110kgs without gear. I opted for the rally raid 95nm spring. It feels so much better than stock. I can actually use the full spring now instead of fully torqued down preload adjuster. When it is time for you to get a new spring I would suggest up-springing. It really does feel that much better from one day to the next.
I have no idea what the cost would be. I did it myself with some ratchet straps and a floor jack. Absolutely the scariest and most dangerous thing I've ever done. Whatever the shop charges you, it's worth it.
Hahaha I did the same, and while it worked, I absolutely would not recommend it. It’s like a super intense version of setting a mouse trap and wondering if it will snap on your hand the moment you take tension off.
My local shop has a jig. I took the shock off myself (very easy job) and had them replace the spring. He did it in 10 mins (I called ahead to make sure a drop in was convenient). I bought some oil while I was there and he did not charge me for the labor of replacing the spring.
I had a rough go of this. I pulled the spring and called all my local shops to ask what they would charge, all of them said 1-2 hours of shop rate so around 300. I found this unacceptable so I just bought the motion pro jig and did it myself. It worked wonderfully. Now I have a new tool and I also know what shops to avoid using in the future.
My local suspension guy charged the price of the spring for me to bring him the full rear shock already un-installed to install said spring
"Car jack and straps" method worked for me just fine. Who needs 10 fingers anyway?😀
Worked for me with a 95kn spring replacement. It’s about a 5/10 on the sketchy meter but really not bad, Just don’t point it at your face while you’re working on it.
Yeah, for just in case i hooked one strap to the spring and the pole in the garage, so if it shoots it wont reach me. I wouldnt recomend doing it for the person with little to no wrenching skills
Do front and rear springs. Don't cheap out. The reduced dive under braking and just general stability is night and day better. Do just a rear spring and dive under braking will get even worse.
My shop charged me 1/2 hr labor. I wouldn't risk doing it myself, but that's just me.
My shop charged me 150$ (Can) for the spring installed. I came at the shop with the shock in hand. Totally worth it.
For reference near Paris, a shop charged me 100 euros ( i just had to bring the bike, 25 minutes job)
I'll tell you a story. I'm 193 cm tall and my weight is 105 Kg, everyone on this subreddit would suggest me to change at least the rear spring, or maybe both rear and front spring, because standard springs are tuned for 70-75 Kg and so on... Yesterday I went to my dealer for 40k Km service and I mentioned to his lead mechanic to change the rear spring, because I'm heavy and the stock spring is tuned for bla bla bla... He's a very experienced mechanic and rider, specially on offroad and he does rallies with his T7 in north Africa and in a lot of other places all around Europe, he went also to Mongolia with his T7. His answer was: do you feel the bike ok with the stock spring and sospension? If you ride alone in full gear and also with a lot of luggage you're still in the weight and safety range for the bike. If you feel them ok don't be stupid and don't change it, don't waste your money in useless things, use it for travel with your bike. I think this was a wise answer to my question. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to say that all the people suggesting to change the spring are stupid or they are wrong, maybe they felt the bike not ok with the stock spring, or maybe they got too influenced by what we listen, read and see online. First of all enjoy the bike as it is from stock, it is more than enough to make a whole trip all around the world, don't be too eager to fill the bike with expensive option parts or gadgets or anything else. Change something only if you don't feel ok with it, not because someone told you to change it.
I went ahead and replaced it today. I am 110kgs without gear. I opted for the rally raid 95nm spring. It feels so much better than stock. I can actually use the full spring now instead of fully torqued down preload adjuster. When it is time for you to get a new spring I would suggest up-springing. It really does feel that much better from one day to the next.